"Welcome to the Forty Thieves" is the third song of Disney's 1996 animated sequel, Aladdin and the King of Thieves. It is a villain group song sung by the Forty Thieves and Cassim as they welcome Aladdin into the group after he defeated Sa'Luk.
Lyrics[]
Thieves:
Congratulations, bub
You've joined the club
And everybody here agrees
We got the finest blend of nearly-honest men,
Welcome to the Forty Thieves!
A fraternity of thugs that you can trust
There's nothin' up our eighty sleeves
Got lotsa grub to share
Pull up an easy chair!
Welcome to the Forty Thieves!
Now you get to lie and cheat
Never have to brush your teeth
But we always aim to please
Care for one another
You'll never miss your mother
Iago: (Oh, I love you guys!)
Thieves:
Schemin' up a scam,
Out on the lam,
Takin' whatever we please
And if you like to lurk
You're gonna love this work!
Welcome to the Forty Thieves!
Welcome to the Forty Thieves!
Cassim:
Together we're the perfect team (Thieves: Aaaah)
Larceny is in the genes (Thieves: Aaaah)
Dare to share the family dream? (Thieves: Aaaah)
Iago:
Live a life o' leisure
Countin' all your treasure!
Thieves:
As an honorary member of the gang
That no one alive ever leaves
Ya gotta snatch and sneak
Or else your future's bleak
We got a lifetime contract that you're bound to keep
You wanna save your skin,
You'd better fit right in
Wel-wel-welcome to the,
Wel-wel-welcome to the
Forty thieves!
Trivia[]
- In the movie version of this song, Iago says, "Oh, I love you guys," sarcastically, whereas in the soundtrack version, he says it excitedly.
- In one of the promotional trailers, Aladdin is seen with a bleeding arm during this song.
- Echoes of "The Pirate Song" by Captain Hook's pirate crew, a deleted song from the 1953 film Peter Pan also intended to get the protagonists to join a group of thieving evildoers, can be heard, such as the "brush your teeth" line.