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

 Crowd
 Riffraff! Street Rat!
 Scoundrel! Take that!

 Aladin
 Just a little snacks, guys

 Crowd
 Rip him open, take it back, guys

 Aladin
 I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
 You're my only friend, Abu!

 Crowd
 Who?

 Ladies
 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

 Aladin
 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

 Crowd
 Stop, thief! Vandal!
 Outrage! Scandal!

 Aladdin
 Let's not be too hasty

 Lady
 Still, I think he's rather tasty

 Aladdin
 Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
 Otherwise we'd get along

 Crowd
 Wrong!

 Aladdin
 One jump ahead of the hoofbeats

 Crowd
 Vandal!

 Aladdin
 One hop ahead of the hump

 Crowd
 Street rat!

 Aladdin
 One trick ahead of desaster

 Crowd
 Scoundrel!

 Aladdin
 There quick, but I'm much faster

 Crowd
 Take that!

 Aladdin
 Here goes, better throw my hand in

 Wish me happy landin'
 All I gotta do is jump