"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 Thanksgiving Parade commentator.
There would later be a reprise in which Jafar (Jonathan Freeman) exposes and banishes Aladdin in his moment of triumph.
Lyrics
Make way for Prince Ali
Say hey! It's Prince Ali
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
The 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
He's got seventy-five golden camels
Purple peacocks
He's got fifty-three
When it comes to exotic-type mammals
Has he got a zoo?
I'm telling you, it's a world-class menagerie
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!
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 lovely to see
And that, good people, is why he got dolled up and dropped by
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 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!
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!
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
Someone who tamed the Cyclops
Then fought forty thieves single hand
He's richer then Croesus
He goes where he pleases
And this time he's chosen your land
So here he is now with his band
Make way for Prince Ali
Say hey! Hey! Hey!
It's Prince Ali
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!
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!
He once slew seventy Turks
Mustaches, sabres, real jerks!
Who gave those bad guys the works?
Why, Prince Ali
Prince, Prince Ali
Prince Ali
Prince, Prince Ali
Prince Ali
He's got seventy-five golden camels
Purple peacocks
He's got fifty-three
When it comes to exotic-type mammals
Has he got a zoo?
I'm telling you
It's a world-class menagerie
Wow!
Prince Ali! Wonderful he
Ali Ababwa
He's essayed quite a parade
For you to see
So get on out in that street
Got someone I wantcha to meet
Come on, start kissing the feet
Of Prince Ali!
Sing hey, hey!
Sing hey, hey!
Sing hey to Prince Ali
Sing hey, hey!
Sing hey, hey!
Sing hey to Prince Ali
Sounding good fellas
Hit me one more time
Over the top
There's no question this Ali's impressive
Though his entourage may be excessive
All those elephants at once can quite unnerve one
Still, the guy gives a parade new meaning
And the sight of all those peacocks preening
He's a prince without a peer
And we deserve one!
There's no question this Ali's alluring
Never ordinary!
Never boring!
Everything about the man just plain impresses
He's a winner, he's a whizz
A Wonder!
He's about to pull my heart asunder
And I absolutely love the way he dresses
He's got ninety-five white Persian monkeys
(He's got the monkey's, lets 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
Lovely to see
And that, good people, is why
He got dolled up and dropped by
With sixty elephants, llama's 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
Say hey to Prince Ali! (Prince Ali)
Say hey, hey, hey to Prince Ali!
Hail! Your attention I pray
Oh, ye people of Agrabah!
This is our lucky day!
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...!
Prince Ali, yes it is he
Ali Ababwa
Favourite son, second to none
Obviously
Who made Her Majesty swoon
Who had her changing her tune
And not a moment too soon
He's Prince Ali!
Make way for Prince Ali
Say hey! It's Prince Ali
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, 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
Fellas he's got (seventy-five golden camels) woo! Uh-huh
Now the ladies, what he got? (Purple peacocks, he's got fifty-three)
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
When it comes to exotic-type mammals
Everybody help me out!
(He's got a zoo, I'm telling you)
(It's a world-class menagerie)
Prince Ali! Handsome is he, Ali Ababwa
That physique! How can I speak, weak in my knees, yummy boy!
So get on out in that square
Adjust your veil and prepare
To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali
He got some monkeys, a bunch of monkeys
(And to view them he charges no fee)
(He's generous, so generous)
(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- we're waiting for you!
We're not going 'til you go
You can do it!
There it is!
Prince Ali, amorous he! Ali Ababwa
Heard your princess was hot! Where is she?
And that, good people, is why
he got all cute and dropped by
With (sixty elephants, llamas galore) for real?
(With his bears and lions, a brass band and more) what?
(With his forty fakirs, his cooks, his bakers)
(His birds that warble on key)
Make way for Prince Ali!
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Trivia
- A conceived intro of the song and two extra verses in the middle were cut in the live action film version.
- 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.