Prince Ali

## Video

"**Prince Ali**" is a song from *Aladdin*, written by Alan Menken (music) and Howard Ashman (lyrics) sung by Robin Williams as Genie.

## Summary

Genie performs the song as he introduces the city of Agrabah to Aladdin's royal alter-ego, Prince Ali Ababwa. During the song, Genie imitates a parade commentator.

There would later be a reprise in which Jafar (Jonathan Freeman) exposes and banishes Aladdin in his moment of triumph.

## Lyrics

* Full Version
* Reprise Version
* On Ice Reprise Version
* Broadway Version
* Broadway Version (Sultan Reprise)
* 2019 film
* Harem Girls and Belly Dancers Version

**Chorus:** Make way for Prince Ali!

Say hey! It's Prince Ali!

**Genie:** Hey! Clear the way in the old Bazaar

Hey you! Let us through! It's a bright new star!

Oh come! Be the first on your block to meet his eye!

Make way! Here he comes!

Ring bells! Bang the drums!

Are you gonna love this guy!

Prince Ali! Fabulous he!

Ali Ababwa

Genuflect, show some respect

Down on one knee!

Now, try your best to stay calm

Brush up your Sunday *salaam*

Then come and meet his spectacular coterie

Prince Ali! Mighty is he!

Ali Ababwa

Strong as ten regular men,

definitely!

He faced the galloping hordes

A hundred bad guys with swords

Who sent those goons to their lords?

Why, Prince Ali

**Men:** He's got seventy-five golden camels (**Genie:** Don't they look lovely, June?)

**Women:** Purple peacocks, he's got fifty-three (**Genie:** Fabulous, Harry. I love the feathers.)

**Genie:** When it comes to exotic-type mammals

Has he got a zoo?

I'm telling you,

**Chorus:** It's a world-class menagerie

**Genie:** Prince Ali! Handsome is he,

Ali Ababwa

That physique! How can I speak?

Weak at the knee!

Well, get on out in that square

Adjust your veil and prepare

To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali!

(Sung in counterpoint)

**Harem Girls:** There's no question this Ali's alluring

Never ordinary, never boring

Every thing about that man just plain impresses

He's a winner, he's a whiz a wonder!

He's about to pull my heart asunder!

And I absolutely love the way he dresses!

**Chorus:** He's got ninety-five white Persian monkeys

**Guards:** He's got the monkeys,

let's see the monkeys

**Chorus:** And to view them he charges no fee

**Women:** He's generous, so generous

**Chorus:** He's got slaves, he's got servants and flunkies

Proud to work for him

They bow to his whim,

love serving him

They're just lousy with loyalty to Ali!

Prince Ali!

**All:** Prince Ali! Amorous he!

Ali Ababwa

**Genie:** Heard your princess was a sight lovely to see

And that, good people, is why,

he got dolled up and dropped by

**Chorus:** With sixty elephants, llamas galore

With his bears and lions

A brass band and more

With his forty fakirs,

his cooks and bakers

His birds that warble on key

Make way

For Prince Ali!

**Jafar:** Prince Ali

Yes, it is he

But not as you know him!

Read my lips

And come to grips

With the reality

Yes, meet a blast from your past,

Whose lies were too good to last!

Say hello to your precious Prince Ali!

(*Spoken only in the film version*)

***Iago:*** *Or should we say "Aladdin"?*

***Jasmine:*** *Ali?*

***Aladdin:*** *Jasmine, I-I tried to tell you. I'm just a...*

**Jafar:** So Ali

Turns out to be

Merely Aladdin!

Just a con

Need I go on?

Take it from me

His personality flaws,

Give me adequate cause,

To send him packing on a one-way trip

So his prospects take a terminal dip!

His assets frozen!

The venue chosen!

It's the ends of the earth! Whoopee!

Too long!

(*Spoken only in the film version*)

***Iago:*** *Goodbye, See ya!*

**Jafar:** Ex-Prince, Ali!

**Jafar:** Prince Ali

Yes, it is he

But not as you know him!

Read my lips

And come to grips

With the reality

Yes, meet a blast from your past,

Whose lies were too good to last!

Say hello to your precious Prince Ali!

*(Instrumental Solo)*

So Ali

Turns out to be

Merely Aladdin!

Just a con

Need I go on?

Take it from me

His personality flaws,

Give me adequate cause,

To send him packing on a one-way trip

So his prospects take a terminal dip!

And all that remains

Is tied up and chained

For the rest of eternity!

So/Too long!

Ex-Prince, Ali!

**Kassim:** Hail, your attention I crave

Oh ye people of Agrabah

This is your lucky day

Hail, high and low, great and small

Lucky people of Agrabah,

Someone's coming to call

(Take it away Babkak)

**Babkak:** Someone who tamed the cyclops

Then fought forty thieves single handed

He's richer than Krisos

**Omar:** He goes where he pleases

**Kassim:** And this time he's chosen your land

Oh, oh-woah

Your land

Uh come on!

(Nobody's coming)

**Babkak, Omar & Kassim:** So here he is now with his band!

**Dancers:** Make way for Prince Ali

Say hey, hey, hey!

It's Prince Ali

Say hey!

**Genie:** Hey! Clear the way in the old Bazaar

Hey you, let us through!

It's a bright new star, oh

Come be first on your block

To meet his eye!

Make way,

Here he comes!

Ring bells! Bang the drums!

Are you gonna love this guy!

Make way! (Make way)

Make way! (Make way)

Make way!

Prince Ali! Fabulous he!

Ali Ababwa

Genuflect, show some respect

Down on one knee!

Now, try your best to stay calm

Brush up your Sunday salaam

Then come and meet his spectacular coterie

Prince Ali!

Mighty is he!

Ali Ababwa

Strong as ten regular men, definitely!

(That's right boys)

He once slew seventy Turks,

Mustaches, Sabres, real jerks!

Who gave those bad guys the works?

Why, Prince Ali!

(Yes he did!)

Prince, prince Ali

Prince Ali

Prince, prince Ali

Prince Ali!

**Female Singer:** He's got seventy-five golden camels (Sing it mama!)

Purple peacocks, he's got fifty-three

**Genie:** When it comes to exotic-type mammals

Has he got a zoo? I'm telling you

It's a world-class menagerie

*(long verse cut in recent performances)*

Wow!

Prince Ali, wonderful he,

Ali Ababwa

He's essayed quite a parade

For you to see (he's essayed a parade)

So get on out in that street

Got someone I wantcha to meet

Come one start kissing the feet

Of Prince Ali!

Say hey, hey!

Hey, hey!

Hey to prince Ali!

(One more time!)

Say hey, hey!

Hey, hey!

Hey to prince Ali!

Ba-badabada

(Sounding good fellas)

Ba-badabada

(Hit me one more time)

Ba-badabada

[Over the top] There's no question this Ali's impressive

Ba-badabada

Though, his entourage might be excessive

Ba-badabada

All those elephants at once can quite unnerve one

Ba-badabada

Still, the man gives a parade new meaning

And the sight of all those peacocks preening

He's a prince without a peer

And we deserve one!

*(rest of verse uncut throughout recent performances)*

There's no question this Ali's alluring (Prince Ali, handsome is he)

Never ordinary! Never boring! (Ali Ababwa)

Everything about the man just plain impresses (That physique! How can I speak?)

(I'm weak at the knee)

He's a winner, he's a wiz, a wonder! (Well get on out in that square)

He's about to put my heart asunder, (Adjust your veil and prepare)

And I absolutely love the way he dresses (To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali!)

He's got ninety-five white Persian monkeys

(He's got the monkeys, let's see the monkeys)

And to view them he charges no fee

(He's generous, so generous)

He's got slaves, he's got servants and flunkies

(Proud to work for him)

They bow to his whim (love serving him)

They're just lousy with loyalty to Ali!

Prince Ali!

Prince Ali!

Amorous he!

Ali Ababwa

Heard your princess was a sight (ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

Lovely to see

And that, good people, is why

He got dolled up and dropped by

**Chorus:** With sixty elephants, llamas galore

With his bears and lions

A brass band and more

With his forty fakirs, his cooks, his bakers

His birds that warble on key

Make way for Prince...

Prince Ali!

Say hey to Prince Ali! (Prince Ali)

Say hey, hey, hey to Prince Ali!

Badabadaba bow!

Badabadaba ba ba ba badow!

**Sultan:**

Hail! Your attention I pray

Oh, ye people of Agrabah!

This is our lucky day!

*(spoken)*

My noble subjects, Princess Jasmine has chosen Prince Ali to be her husband and our next Sultan!

Go, cry from the highest mountain tops

Rejoice, raise your voice

Pull out all the stops!

At last, we've a prince who should be glorified!

Ring bells, throw rice

Bang drums, bang them twice!

Ali's gonna wed his bride...!

**Ensemble:**

Prince Ali, yes it is he

Ali Ababwa

Favourite son, second to none

Obviously

**Sultan:**

Who made Her Majesty swoon

Who had her changing her tune

And not a moment too soon

**Ensemble:**

He's Prince Ali!

**Chorus:** Make way for Prince Ali!

Say hey! It's Prince Ali!

**Genie:** Hey! Clear the way in the old bazaar

Hey you! Let us through! It's a brand new star!

Oh come, be the first on your block to meet his eye!

Make way! Here he comes!

Ring bells! Bang the drums!

You're gonna love this guy!

Prince Ali! Fabulous he!

Ali Ababwa

Show some respect, boy, genuflect, down on one knee!

Now, try your best to stay calm

Brush up your Friday salaam

Then come and meet his spectacular coterie

Prince Ali! Mighty is he!

Ali Ababwa

Strong as ten regular men, definitely!

He's faced the galloping hordes

A hundred bad guys with swords

Who sent those goons to their lords?

Why, Prince Ali

Fellas, he's got...

**Men:** He's got seventy-five golden camels

**Genie:** Woo, uh-huh! Now the ladies, what he got?

**Women:** Purple peacocks, he's got fifty-three

**Genie:** Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh!

When it comes to exotic-type mammals

Everybody help me out!

**Chorus:** He's got a zoo

I'm telling you, it's a world-class menagerie

**Genie:** Prince Ali! Handsome is he,

Ali Ababwa

That physique! How can I speak?

Weak at the knee, you yummy boy!

Well, get on out in that square

Adjust your veil and prepare

To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali, oops

(Sung in counterpoint)

**Harem Girls:** There's no question this Ali's alluring

Never ordinary, never boring

Every thing about that man just plain impresses

He's a winner, he's a whiz a wonder!

He's about to pull my heart asunder!

And I absolutely love the way he dresses!

**Chorus:** He's got ninety-five white Persian monkeys

**Genie:** He got the monkeys, a bunch of monkeys

**Chorus:** And to view them he charges no fee

**Women:** He's generous, so generous

**Chorus:** He's got ten-thousand servants and flunkies

Proud to work for him!

They bow to his whim love serving him

They're just lousy with loyalty to Ali! Prince Ali!

Prince A-

**Genie**: We're waiting for you! We're not going 'til you go! You can do it! There it is!

**Everyone**:

Prince Ali!

Amorous he! Ali Ababwa

**Genie:** Heard your princess was hot! Where is she?

And that, good people, is why he got all cute and dropped by

**Chorus:** With sixty elephants, llamas galore (**Genie:** For real!?)

With his bears and lions, a brass band and more (**Genie:** What?)

With his forty fakirs, his cooks, his bakers

His birds that warble on key

**Genie and Chorus:** Make way for Prince Ali!

**Belly Dancers**: Make way for Prince Ali!
Say hey! It's Prince Ali!

**Prince Ali Belly Dancer #1**: Hey! Clear the way in the old Bazaar
Hey you! Let us through! It's a bright new star!
Oh come! Be the first on your block to meet his eye!
Make way! Here he comes!
Ring bells! Bang the drums!
Are you gonna love this guy!

Prince Ali! Fabulous he!
Ali Ababwa
Genuflect, show some respect
Down on one knee!
Now, try your best to stay calm
Brush up your Sunday *salaam*
Then come and meet his spectacular coterie

Prince Ali! Mighty is he!
Ali Ababwa
Strong as ten regular men,
definitely!
He faced the galloping hordes
A hundred bad guys with swords
Who sent those goons to their lords?
Why, Prince Ali

**Harem Girls**: He's got seventy-five golden camels
**Princess Jasmine**: Don't they look lovely, June?
**Women**: Purple peacocks, he's got fifty-three
**Princess Jasmine**: Fabulous, Harry. I love the feathers
When it comes to exotic-type mammals
Has he got a zoo!
I'm telling you,
**Belly Dancers, Harem Girls and Princess Jasmine**: it's a world-class menagerie

**Princess Jasmine**: Prince Ali! Handsome is he,
(**Harem Girls:** There's no question this Ali's alluring.)
Ali Ababwa
(Never ordinary, never boring.)
That physique! How can I speak?
(Everything about that man)
Weak at the knee!
(Just plain impresses.)
Well, get on out in that square
(He's a winner, he's a whiz, a wonder.)
Adjust your veil and prepare
(He's about to pull my heart asunder.)
To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali!
(And I absolutely love the way he dresses!)

**Harem Girls**: He's got ninety-five white Persian monkeys
**Belly Dancers**: He's got the monkeys,
let's see the monkeys
**Harem Girls**: And to view them he charges no fee
**Women**: He's generous, so generous
**Belly Dancers and Harem Girls**: He's got slaves,
he's got servants and flunkies
Proud to work for him
They bow to his whim,
Hearts love serving him
They're just lousy with loyalty to Ali!
Prince Ali!

**All Girls**: Prince Ali! Amorous he!
Ali Ababwa
**Belly Dancers**: Heard your princess was a sight lovely to see
And that, good people, is why,
He got dolled up and dropped by

**Belly Dancers, Princess Jasmine and Harem Girls**: With sixty elephants,
llamas galore
With his bears and lions
A brass band and more
With his forty fakirs,
his cooks and bakers
His birds that warble on key
Make way

For Prince Ali!
## Videos

Aladdin - Prince Ali Reprise (1080p)Will Smith - Prince Ali (From "Aladdin")

## Trivia

* A conceived intro of the song and two extra verses in the middle were cut in the live action film version.
* Jafar sang his version of this song.
* This was one of the last songs written by the late Howard Ashman. Tim Rice wrote the lyrics to its reprise which is not featured in the 2019 live action remake, but Jafar mentions the phrase "ends of the Earth" when he transports Aladdin to Antarctica.
* This song was included on the tapes *Disney Sing Along Songs: Circle of Life* and *Disney Sing Along Songs: Collection of All-Time Favorites: The Modern Classics*. It was also included in the video game *Just Dance 2014*.
* In the Toronto production of the stage musical, the song pretty much followed the same arrangement as the film. When it played in Seattle, it was changed to a big band arrangement, which is what is heard in the current version.
* The live-action version has some lyrics changed in order to delete any reference to slavery.
* The phrase "brush up your Sunday Salam" was replaced by "Brush up your Friday Salam" in the live-action version, most likely due to Friday being the holy day of the week in Islam.