Bruce Adler
Alan Menken
Brad Kane
Alan Menken
Brad Kane
Robin Williams
Alan Menken
Robin Williams
Lea Salonga & Brad Kane
Alan Menken
Jonathan Freeman
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
“One Jump Ahead” from Disney’s 1992 animated film Aladdin introduces the title character as a poor boy who has to steal from others in order to survive. These ventures leave him narrowly escaping the sword of the law at every turn.
Agrabah doesn’t appreciate his antics very much, to the point where...
[ALADDIN]
Gotta keep one jump ahead of the breadline
One swing ahead of the sword
I steal only what I can't afford
(spoken)
That's everything!
(sung)
One jump ahead of the lawmen
That's all, and that's no joke
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke
[GUARD #1]
Riffraff!
[GUARDS #2 & #3]
Street rat!
[GUARD #4]
Scoundrel!
[GUARD #5, spoken]
Take that!
[ALADDIN]
Just a little snack, guys
[GUARDS]
Rip him open, take it back, guys
[ALADDIN]
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
You're my only friend, Abu
[HAREM GIRLS, spoken]
Who?
(sung)
Oh, it's sad, Aladdin's hit the bottom
He's become a one-man rise in crime
[HAREM MANAGER]
I'd blame parents, except he hasn't got 'em
[ALADDIN]
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
[GUARD, spoken]
Stop, thief!
[MERCHANT]
Vandal!
[ALADDIN, spoken]
Abu!
[WOMAN #1, spoken]
Scandal!
[ALADDIN]
Let's not be too hasty
[WOMAN #2]
Still, I think he's rather tasty
[ALADDIN]
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Otherwise, we'd get along
[GUARDS, spoken]
Wrong!
[ALADDIN, GUARDS]
One jump ahead of the hoofbeats (Vandal!)
One hop ahead of the hump (Street rat!)
One trick ahead of disaster (Scoundrel!)
They're quick, but I'm much faster (Riffraff!)
Here goes, better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landin'
All I gotta do is jump!
One Jump Ahead was written by Alan Menken & Tim Rice.
One Jump Ahead was produced by Alan Menken & Tim Rice.
Brad Kane released One Jump Ahead on Sat Oct 31 1992.