[Aladdin]
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

[Guards]
Riffraff!
Street rat!
Scoundrel!
Take that!

[Aladdin]
Just a little snack, guys

[Guards]
Rip him open
Take it back, guys

[Aladdin]
I can take a hint
Gotta face the facts
You´re my only friend, Abu!

[Harem Girls]
Who?
Oh, it´s sad, Aladdin´s hit the bottom
He´s become a one-man rise in crime

[Harem Manager]
I´d blame parents except he hasn´t got ´em

[Aladdin]
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

[Guard, Merchant, Aladdin and Woman]
Stop, thief!
Vandal!
Abu!
Scandal!

[Aladdin]
Let´s not be too hasty

[Woman]

Still I think he´s rather tasty

[Aladdin]
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Otherwise we´d get along
(Wrong!)

[Aladdin (and the Guards)]
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
(Riffraff!)

Here goes

Better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landing
All I gotta do is jump!