Gotta keep
One jump ahead of the breadline
One swing ahead of the sword
I steal only what I can´t afford
(And 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
[Crowd:] Rip him open, take it back, guys
[Aladdin:] I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
You´re my only friend, Abu!
Who?
Oh, It´s sad Aladdin hit the bottom
He´s become a 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 hitman
One hit ahead of the flock
I think I´ll take a stroll around the block
Stop, thief! Vandal! Abu! 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 hoof beats
(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 juuuuuuuuuuuummmppppppp...