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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
Alan Menken
Producer
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
Christopher Benstead
Editing Engineer
Fiona Cruickshank
Editing Engineer
Alan Meyerson
Mixing Engineer
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Engineer
M. Sullivan
Producer
Marc Platt
Executive Producer
Reuben Cohen
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Make way for Prince Ali
Say hey, it's Prince Ali
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
Make way, here he comes
Ring bells, bang the drums
You're gonna love this guy
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
Prince Ali, mighty is he
Ali Ababwa
Strong as ten regular men, definitely
He's faced the galloping hordes
A hundred bad guys with swords
Who sent those goons to their lords?
Why, Prince Ali
Fellas, he's got
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
He's got a zoo?
I'm telling you, it's a world-class menagerie
[Chorus]
Prince Ali, handsome is he
Ali Ababwa
That physique
How can I speak, weak in my knees
You yummy boy
So get on out in that square
Adjust your veil and prepare
To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali, oops
[Verse 5]
He's got ninety-five white Persian monkeys (He got some monkeys, a bunch of monkeys)
[Verse 6]
And to view them he charges no fee (He's generous, so generous)
[Verse 7]
He's got ten thousands 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 Aaa-
[Verse 8]
We waiting for you
We're not going till you go
You can do it
There it is
[Bridge]
Prince Ali
Amorous he, Ali Ababwa
[Verse 9]
Heard your princess was hot
Where is she?
And that, good people, is why
He got all cute and dropped by
[Outro]
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 (Oh, oh)
His birds that warble on key (Oh)
Make way for Prince Ali
Written by: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman