Verse 1
Kassim, Babkak, Omar: 
N.C. 
Gotta keep... 
     Em   Em7          Em 
One jump ahead of the bread line 
    Em     Em7          Em 
One swing ahead of the sword 
 
Aladdin: 
G           E7          Em7    Em 
  I steal, only what I can't afford 
 
Omar: 
N.C. 
But that's everything! 
 
Chorus
 
Ensemble: 
Em         Em7         Em              E7                Em7 
One jump ahead of the law man, that's all and that's no joke 
 
BOAK: 
Em                  Em7             Em 
These guys, don't appreciate we're broke. 
 
Guard: 
N.C. 
Riff-Raff! 
 
Other Guard: 
A 
Street rat! 
 
Razoul: 
Dm 
Scoundrel! 
 
Guards: 
N.C. 
Take That! 
 
Aladdin: 
Em       E7     D 
Just a little snack, guys 
 
Guards: 
Em       E7    D        Em 
Rip him open, take it back guys 
 
Aladdin: 
Em                        Em7                            E7       D 
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts, I could use a friend or two! 
 
Verse 2
 
Beggars: 
G 
True! 
Em       Em7 E7        D       Em7 
Oh it's sad Aladdin's hit the bottom 
Em      Em7   E7       D      Em7 
He's become a one man rise in crime 
 
Beggar: 
Em          Em7      E7      D      Em7 
I'd blame parents, 'cept he hasn't got 'em 
 
Aladdin: 
Em                        Em7                         E7                      D 
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat. Tell you all about iit when I got the time! 
 
Chorus
 
Em            Em7 
   One jump ahead of the hit men 
     E                E7 
One hit ahead of the flock 
Em               Em7            E7        Em7 
   I think I'll take a stroll around the block. 
 
Razoul: 
N.C. 
Stop theif! 
 
Apple Vendor: 
N.C. 
Vandal! 
 
Ensemble 
N.C. 
Outrage, scandal! 
 
Aladdin: 
Em        Em7     E7 
Let's not be too hasty 
 
Fortune Teller: 
Em        Em7       E7       D 
Still I think he's rather tasty 
 
Aladdin: 
Em                        Em7            E7                  D 
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat. Otherwise we'd get along 
 
Ensemble: 
N.C. 
Wrong! 
 
BOAK: (ensemble) 
 
Bridge
 
Em           Em7          E7           N.C. 
   One jump ahead of the hoof beats (Vandal!) 
Em           Em7         E7    N.C. 
   One hop ahead of the hump (Street rat!) 
Em            Em7         E7       N.C. 
   One trick ahead of disaster (Scoundrel!) 
 
Aladdin: 
Em                    Em7                N.C. 
   They're quick, but I'm much faster! (take that!) 
 
Outro
 
Em             Em7                       E7 
   Here goes, better throw my hand in, wish me happy landin' 
            D 
All I gotta do is 
N.C. 
Jump...... 
 
Razoul: 
N.C. 
Don't let him get away!