Gotta keep one jump ahead of the breadline, one swing ahead of the sword
I steal only what I can't afford, That's everything!
One jump ahead of the lawmen, that's all, and that's no joke
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke
(Riffraff! Street rat! Scoundrel! Take that!)
Just a little snack, guys
(Rip him open, take it back, guys)
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts, You're my only friend, Abu!
(Who?)
Oh it's sad Aladdin's hit the bottom
He's become a one-man rise in crime
I'd blame parents except he hasn't got 'em
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Tell you all about it when I got the time!
One jump ahead of the slowpokes, one skip ahead of my doom
Next time gonna use a nom de plume
One jump ahead of the hitmen, one hit ahead of the flock
I think I'll take a stroll around the block
(Stop, thief! Vandal! Outrage! Scandal!)
Let's not be too hasty
(Still, I think he's rather tasty)
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat, Otherwise we'd get along
(Wrong!)
One jump ahead of the hoofbeats (Vandal!)
One hop ahead of the hump (Street rat!)
One trick ahead of disaster (Scoundrel!)
They're quick, but I'm much faster (Take that!)
Here goes, better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landin'
All I gotta do is jump
Reprise
Riffraff, street rat, I don't buy that
If only they'd look closer
Would they see a poor boy? No Siree
They'd find out there's so much more to me