Prince Ali

**Prince Ali** is a song from Disney's 1992 movie; Aladdin. 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 Thanksgiving Parade commentator.

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

## Lyrics

**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, as Harry:** Don't they look lovely, June?)
**Women:** Purple peacocks, he's got fifty-three (**Genie, as June:** 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, (**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!)

**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!

### Reprise (Aladdin version)

**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!

**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!
So long!

**Iago:** Goodbye, See ya!

**Jafar:** Ex-Prince, Ali!

### Aladdin (2019) 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 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 faced the galloping hordes A hundred bad guys with swords Who sent those goons to their lords? Why, Prince Ali [speech] Fellas, he's got?

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

[Speech] **Genie:** Uh-huh. Now the ladies. What you got?

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

[Speech] **Genie:** Uh-huh, uh-Huh, uh-huh

When it comes to exotic-type mammals [speech] Everybody, help me out!

**Chorus:**Has he got a zoo? I'm telling you, it's a world-class menagerie

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

**Women:** There's no question this Ali's alluring Never ordinary, never boring

**Genie:** That physique! How can I speak?

**Women:** Everything about that man just plain impresses.

**Genie:** Weak at the knee, you yummy boy!

Well, get on out in that square

**Women:** He's a winner, he's a whiz, a wonder

**Genie:** Adjust your veil and prepare

**Women:** He's about to pull my heart asunder.

**Genie:** To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali! Oops.

**Women:** And I absolutely love the way he dresses.

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

**Genie:** He's 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 10'000 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 Aaaa...

Genie: [speech] We waitin' for you! We're not going till you go! You can do it! There it is!

**All:** 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 Make way

For Prince Ali!