The music notes below for “Prince Ali” from Disney’s Aladdin span over 2 octaves, starting very low but getting into flute and recorder range after the first verse – who know Robin Williams had such a vocal range!
This lively piece makes for great intermediate practice – with a whole bunch of irregular sharps and flats, then a key shift mid-song, you’re definitely in for a fun challenge – good luck 🙂
^D ^A ^D ^E ^D-^A
Make way for Prince Ali!
^D ^A ^D ^E ^F-^D
Say hey! It’s Prince Ali!
D A A D A A D A-Bb
Hey! Clear the way in the old Bazaar
A .A E E .A
Hey you! Let us through!
E E .A E F
It’s a bright new star!
E D
Oh Come!
A A D A A D
Be the first on your block
A Bb A G
To meet his eye!
F E B B E
Make way! Here he comes!
B E B B E
Ring bells! Bang the drums!
E A A-A B ^C ^C#
Are you gonna love this guy!
A A-^A ^G-^A-^G ^F
Prince Ali! Fabulous he!
^E-^F ^E-^D-A
Ali Ababwa!
G#-A-^D ^C ^D ^C-Bb
Genuflect, show some respect
A Bb A G
Down on one knee!
Bb Bb Bb A Bb A F
Now, try your best to stay calm
^D ^D ^D ^C-^D ^C-Bb
Brush up your sunday salaam
^F ^F ^F ^E ^F
Then come and meet his
^E-^F-^E-^F ^D#-^E-^A
Spectacular coterie…..
A A-^A ^G-^A ^G ^F
Prince Ali! Mighty is he
^E-^F ^E-^D-A
Ali Ababwa!
G# A ^D ^C-^D-^C Bb
Strong as ten regular men,
A-Bb-A-G
Definitely!
Bb Bb Bb A-Bb-A F
He faced the galloping hordes
^D ^D-^D ^C ^D ^C Bb
A hundred bad guys with swords
^F ^F ^F ^E ^F ^E ^A
Who sent those goons to their lords?
A ^F ^C#-^D
Why, Prince Ali!
^C# ^D ^E-^F-^D#-^D
He’s got seventy-five
^E-^F ^D-A
Golden camels
^C#-^D ^E-^D
Purple peacocks?
^C# ^D ^E-^D-^F
He’s got fifty-three!
^C# ^D ^E ^D ^C#-^D-^E ^F ^D-A
When it comes to exotic type mammals
^D ^D Bb Bb Bb ^D Bb-Bb Bb
Has he got a zoo? I’m telling you
^D ^D ^E – ^E ^E-^D#-^E-^A
It’s a world-class menagerie!
A A-^Bb
Prince Ali!
^G#-^Bb ^G# ^F#
Handsome is he,
^F-^F# ^F-^D#-Bb
Ali Ababwa
A Bb-^D# ^C# ^D# ^C# B
That physique! How can I speak
Bb B Bb G#
Weak at the knee!
B B B Bb B Bb F#
Well, get on out in that square
^D#-^D# ^D# ^C# ^D# ^C#-B
Adjust your veil and prepare
^F# ^F# ^F# ^F-^F# ^F ^Bb
To gawk and grovel and stare
Bb ^F# ^D-^D#
At Prince Ali!
^D ^D# ^F-^D#-^D
He’s got ninety-five
^D# ^F-^F# ^D#-Bb
White Persian monkeys
^D ^D# ^F ^D# ^D ^D#-^F ^D# ^F#
And to view them he charges no fee
^D ^D# ^F ^D# ^D ^D#-^F ^F# ^D#-Bb
He’s got slaves, he’s got servants and flunkies
^F# ^F ^F# ^F ^D#
Proud to work for him
^D# B B B ^D# B-B B
Bow to his whim, love serving him
^D# ^D# ^F-^F ^F ^E-^F-^F#
They’re just lousy with loyalty…
^D# ^F-^A A Bb-^Bb
To Ali! Prince Ali!
Bb B-^B
Prince Ali!
^A-^B-^A ^G
Amorous he!
^F#-G ^F#-^E-B
Ali Ababwa
Bb B ^E-^D ^E ^D ^C
Heard your princess was a sight
B-^C B A
Lovely to see!
^C ^C ^C B-^C B G
And that, good people is why
^E ^E ^E ^D ^E ^D ^C
He got dolled up and dropped by…
^G ^G-^G ^F#-^G-^F#
With sixty elephants,
^G-^G ^G-F#
Llamas galore!
B B ^G ^G ^F#-^G
With his bears and lions
^F# ^G ^G ^G ^F#
A brass band and more
B B ^E-^E ^E-^F#
With his forty fakirs,
^G ^E ^E ^E-^G
His cooks, his bakers
^G ^E ^E ^E-^F# ^G ^Bb
His birds that warble on key…
^G ^B B *C ^B-Bb-*D#
Make way for Prince Ali! ~