Arabian Nights

"**Arabian Nights**" is the opening song from *Aladdin*, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman.

## Lyrics

* 1992 version
* The Return of Jafar/TV series version
* King of Thieves version
* Broadway version
* 2019 version

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

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

Follow me to a place where incredible feats are routine every hour or so

Where enchantment runs rampant

Yes, wild in the streets

Open Sesame, here we go!

Arabian Nights

like Arabian Days

They tease and excite

Take off and take flight

They shock and amaze

Arabian Nights

Like Arabian Days

More often than not

are hotter than hot

in a lot of good ways

Pack your shield, pack your sword

You won't ever get bored

Though get beaten or gored, you might

Come on down, stop on by

Hop a carpet and fly

to another Arabian Night

Arabian Night!

So it goes, short and sweet

They were wed down the street

May their marriage be truly blessed

Happy end to the tale

And tomorrow's a sale

So I'd better go home and rest

Here's a kiss and a hug

Sure you don't need a rug?

I assure the price is right

Well, salaam, worthy friend

Come back soon, that's the end

Till another Arabian night

<poem>
**Genie**: *(spoken)* Salam 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 it's common place appearance
Like so many things it's 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)*

And of course you must watch your step here in Agrabah
For danger lurks around every corner

It's a city where a penniless nobody
Can turn out to be a noble somebody

Where a Princess would give up her crown for true love
But her father is a stickler for the old 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!

**Genie**: Oh, imagine a land, it's a faraway place

Where the caravan camels roam

Where you wander among

Every culture and tongue

It's chaotic, 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

As you wind through the streets at the fabled bazaars

With the cardamom-cluttered stalls

You can smell every spice

While you haggle the price

Of the silks and the satin shawls

Oh, the music that plays

As you move through a maze

In the haze of your pure delight

You are caught in a dance

You are lost in the trance

Of another Arabian night

Arabian nights

Like Arabian days

More often than not

Are hotter than hot

In a lot of good ways

Arabian nights

Like Arabian dreams

This mystical land

Of magic and sand

Is more than it seems

There's a road that may lead you

To good or to greed through

The power your wishing commands

Let the darkness unfold

Or find fortunes untold

Well, your destiny lies in your hands

**Cave of Wonders**: *(spoken)* Only one may enter here.

One whose worth lies far within.

A diamond in the rough.

**Genie**: Arabian nights

Like Arabian days

They seem to excite

Take off and take flight

To shock and amaze

Arabian nights

'Neath Arabian moons

A fool off his guard

Could fall and fall hard

Out there on the dunes

## Videos

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