Top Songs By Will Smith
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Will Smith
Vocals
Michael Kosarin
Conductor
London Voices
Chorus
Caroline Dale
Cello
Nina Robertson
Flute
Anna Noakes
Flute
Dirk Campbell
Ney
Richard Watkins
French Horn
Will Collyer
Background Vocals
Everton Nelson
Violin
Douglas Romayne
Programming
Adam Hochstatter
Programming
Preetha Narayanan
String Instrument
Ben Parry
Chorus Director
Terry Edwards
Chorus Director
Tom Rees Roberts
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alan Menken
Composer
H. Ashman
Lyrics
Michael Kosarin
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mitchell Leib
Producer
Guy Ritchie
Executive Producer
Frank Wolf
Mixing Engineer
Nick Baxter
Recording Engineer
Alex Ferguson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Natasha Canter
Assistant Recording Engineer
Andy Cook
Assistant Recording Engineer
Rowan McIntosh
Assistant Recording Engineer
Alan Meyerson
Mixing Engineer
Christopher Benstead
Editing Engineer
Fiona Cruickshank
Editing Engineer
Alan Menken
Producer
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Engineer
M. Sullivan
Producer
Marc Platt
Executive Producer
Reuben Cohen
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Here I go
Uh, ooh, woo
Back up, uh-oh
Watch out, uh
You done wound me up
Boutta show you what I'm workin' with, uh
[Verse 1]
Well, Ali Baba, he had them forty thieves
Scheherazade had a thousand tales
But, master, you're in luck, because up your sleeves
You got a brand of magic never fails
You got some power in your corner now
Heavy ammunition in your camp
You got some punch, pizazz, yahoo, and how?
All you gotta do is rub that lamp and then I'll say
[Chorus]
"Mister, man, what's your name? Whatever
What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, I'll jot it down
You ain't never had a friend like me"
[Chorus]
Life is your restaurant
And I'm your maître d'
Come, whisper to me whatever it is you want
You ain't never had a friend like me
[Verse 2]
We pride ourselves on service
You the boss, the king, the shah
Say what you wish, it's yours, true dish
How 'bout a little more baklava?
[Chorus]
Have some of column A
Try all of column B
I'm in the mood to help you, dude
You ain't never had a friend like me
[Verse 3]
Oh, uh
This the big part, watch out
This the big part, oh
[Bridge]
Can your friends do this?
Can your friends do that?
Can your friends pull this
Outta they little hat?
Can your friends go-?
[Verse 4]
I'm the genie of the lamp
I can sing, rap, dance, if you give me a chance, oh
[Verse 5]
Don't sit there buggy-eyed
I'm here to answer all your midday prayers
You got me bona fide, certified
Got a genie for you charge d'affaires
I got a powerful urge to help you out
So what you wish? I really wanna know
You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt
All you gotta do is rub like so
[Chorus]
Mister-, yes (Aladdin)
One wish, or two, or three
Well, I'm on the job, you big nabob
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
You ain't never (Never)
Had a (Had a)
Friend (Friend)
Like (Like)
Me
[Outro]
You ain't never had a friend like me
Written by: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman