Arabian Nights

### Listened by

"**Arabian Nights**" is the opening song from Disney's Broadway musical film, *Aladdin*.

## Lyrics

**Genie:** *(spoken)* Salaam and good evening to you all dear friends

Welcome to the fabled city of Agrabah

City of flying carpets, soaring heroes, famous love ballads, and more glitz and glamour than any other fictional city in the world!

*(sung)* Oh, I come from a land, from a faraway place

Where the caravan camels roam

Where it's flat and immense

and the heat is intense

It's barbaric, but hey, it's home

When the wind's from the east

and the sun's from the west

and the sand in the glass is right

Come on down, stop on by

Hop a carpet and fly

to another Arabian night

*(spoken)* And of course you know what Agrabah is famous for

This magical lamp

Don't be fooled by its commonplace appearance

Like so many things it is not what on the outside, but what's on the inside that counts,

This lamp put Agrabah on the map

You've never been?

We can fix that!

*(sung)* Follow me to a place

where incredible feats

are routine every hour or so

Where enchantment runs rampant

Runs wild in the streets

Open Sesame, here we go!

See the dervishes dance

in ridiculous pants

And romance to your hearts delight

**Genie and Company:**

Come on down (Come on in)

Let the magic begin

It's another Arabian nights

Arabian nights, like Arabian days

More often than not

are hotter than hot

in a lot of good ways

Arabian nights, 'neath Arabian moons

a fool off his guard

could fall and fall hard

out there on the dunes

**Soloist:**

In that magical land

that mystical place

there's a genie inside of every door

**Men:**

He'll do all of your bidding

Your wishes command

**Genie:**

It's demeaning, but hey, there you are!

**Ladies:**

Unbelievable, yes

And an ethical mess

**Ensemble:**

None the less

No ones very contrite

You come here and you come to a land where any mountain can move

A land of high intrigue

with tricky logistics

by prophets and mystics

**Genie:**

And I've got statistics that prove

**All:**

Arabian nights

Arabian nights

*(dance break)*

**Genie:**

(spoken) Agrabah, Come for the hummus, stay for the floor show

Even the poor people look fabulous

And everyone here has a minor in dance

And now for the softer side of Agrabah!

*(harem dance)*

**All:**

Arabian nights

Arabian nights

**Genie:**

And of course you must watch your step here in Agrabah

For danger lurks around every corner

And ugly bad guys, too.

**All:**

Arabian nights

**Genie:**

It's a city where a penniless nobody

Can turn out to be a noble somebody

**All:**

Arabian nights

**Genie:**

It's a place where a princess would give up her crown for true love

But her father, the Sultan is a stickler for the ancient ways

And our heroes pals are as thick as thieves

Adorable... but thieves

And oh, did I mention,

Everybody sings!

**Full Company:**

Arabian nights like Arabian days

More often than not

are hotter than hot

in a lot of good ways

Arabian nights 'neath Arabian moons

A fool off his guard

Could fall and fall hard

Out there on the dunes

Arabian nights

Arabian nights

Arabian nights

Arabian nights!

## Gallery

"Overture" – Orchestra
"**Arabian Nights**"
"One Jump Ahead"
"Proud of Your Boy"
"These Palace Walls"
"Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim"
"A Million Miles Away"
"Diamond in the Rough"
"Friend Like Me"
"Act One Finale (Friend Like Me (Reprise)/Proud of Your Boy (Reprise))"

**Act Two**

"Prince Ali"
"A Whole New World"
"High Adventure"
"Somebody's Got Your Back"
"Proud of Your Boy (Reprise II)"
"Prince Ali (Sultan Reprise)"
"Prince Ali (Jafar Reprise)"
"Finale Ultimo (Arabian Nights (Reprise)/A Whole New World (Reprise))"

**Deleted Songs**

"Call Me a Princess"
"Call Me a Princess (Reprise)"
"Why Me?"