Welcome to the Forty Thieves

Welcome to the Forty Thieves
General information
Feature films	Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Albums	Aladdin and the King of Thieves soundtrack
Composer	Randy Petersen Kevin Quinn
Performers	Cassim (Merwin Foard) The Forty Thieves (Scott Barnes, Don Bradford, David Friedman, Paul Kandel, Peter Samuel, Gordon Stanley, and Guy Stroman) Iago (Gilbert Gottfried)
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"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.

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Media Films: Aladdin (video/soundtrack) • The Return of Jafar (video) • Aladdin and the King of Thieves (video/soundtrack) • Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams • Aladdin (2019) (video/soundtrack) • Aladdin 2 Shows: Aladdin: The Series • "Hercules and the Arabian Night" • Great Minds Think 4 Themselves • A Poem Is... Books: Comic book • Aladdin's Quest • A-Mazing Aladdin • Jasmine's Magic Charm • Royal Weddings • Jasmine: The Missing Coin • Jasmine the Matchmaker • Disney Princess Beginnings • The Art and Making of Aladdin • Aladdin: Far From Agrabah • The Magic Carpet's Secret Video Games: Video game • Nasira's Revenge • Activity Center • Disney's MathQuest With Aladdin • Aladdin Pinball • Disney Infinity • Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories • Kingdom Hearts II • Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days • Kingdom Hearts coded • Kingdom Hearts χ • Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ/Union χ • Disney Enchanted Tales • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Magic Kingdoms • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King • Disney POP TOWN • Disney Classic Games Collection • Disney Speedstorm • Disney Dreamlight Valley Disney Parks Arabian Coast • Caravan Carousel • Castle of Magical Dreams • Country Bear Musical Jamboree • Disney Animation Building • Garden of the Twelve Friends • It's a Small World • Karibuni Marketplace • Le Passage Enchanté d'Aladdin • Mickey's PhilharMagic • PLAY! • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom • Storybook Land Canal Boats • The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) • The Magic Carpets of Aladdin • Voyage to the Crystal Grotto Entertainment: Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular • Believe! Sea of Dreams • Cinderella's Surprise Celebration • Cinderellabration: Lights of Romance • Disney's Believe • Disney Dreams: An Enchanted Classic • Feel the Magic • Golden Fairytale Fanfare • Mickey's Magical Celebration • Mickey's Magical Music World • Mickey and the Magician • Mickey and the Wondrous Book • Once Upon a Mouse • Royal Princess Music Celebration • The Adventure of Rhythm • The Magic Lamp Theater • The Starlit Princess Waltz • Villains Tonight! Restaurants: Aladdin's Oasis Shops: Adventureland Bazaar Parades: A Million Splashes of Colour • Aladdin's Royal Caravan • Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade • Disney's Fantillusion • Disney's Magical Moments Parade • Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade • Disney Carnivale Parade • Disney Stars on Parade • Dreaming Up! • Dreams.... And Shine Brighter! • Happiness is Here Parade • Magic Happens • Move It! Shake It! Dance and Play It! Street Party • Mickey's New Year's Eve Parade • Mickey's Soundsational Parade • Mickey's Storybook Express • Mickey and Friends Celebration • The Wonderful World of Disney Parade • Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights • Nightfall Glow • Disney Harmony in Color! Parade Fireworks: Believe... There's Magic in the Stars • Disney Dreams! • Disney Enchantment • Disney in the Stars • Fantasy in the Sky • Happily Ever After • Harmonious • Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Mickey's Mix Magic • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Reach for the Stars • Remember... Dreams Come True • Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color • Wondrous Journeys Spring: Disney Color-Fest: A Street Party! • Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice Summer: Disney's Summer Oasis Splash • Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise • Stitch's Summer Dance Bash Halloween: Disney's Maleficious Halloween Party • Disney Villains Wicked Gathering • Frightfully Fun Parade • Happy Hallowishes • Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular • It's Good to be Bad with the Disney Villains • Jack Skellington’s Villainous Gathering • Kooky Spooky Halloween Night • Re-Villains! Halloween Parade • The Disney Villains Halloween Showtime • The Villains World • The Villains' Halloween "Into the Frenzy" • Villains Mix and Mingle • Villains Night Out! Christmas: A Christmas Fantasy Parade • Royal Christmas Wishes Characters Original: Aladdin • Genie • Jasmine • Abu • Magic Carpet • The Sultan • Rajah • Jafar • Iago • The Peddler • Razoul • The Royal Guards • Gazeem • Prince Achmed • Harem Girls • Farouk Sequels: Abis Mal • Abis Mal's Thugs • Cassim • Sa'Luk • Forty Thieves • The Oracle TV Series: Sadira • Merc • Queen Hippsodeth • Scara • King Pector • The Mukhtar • King Mamood • Eden • Sultan Pasta Al-Dente • Dhandi • Hamed • Pharabu • Prince Uncouthma • General Gouda • Brawnhilda • Bud • Runta • Thundra • Queen Kimbla • Brisbane • Koala Kid • Machana • Fasir • Riders of Ramond • Samir the "Destroyer" • Squirt • Captain Al Bahtross • Prince Wazoo • Ajed Al-Gebraic • Amal • Abnor Mal • Mechanicles • Scooter • Marauders • Zorasto • Mozenrath • Xerxes • Khartoum • Sirocco • Shaman • Mirage • Haroud Hazi Bin • Fashoom • Saleen • Armand • Ayam Aghoul • Evil Aladdin • Caliph Kapok • Sootinai • Daru Tavelevil • Malcho • Dominus Tusk • Al Muddy Sultan • Al Muddy • Aziz • Minos and Fatima • Nefir Hasenuf • Nefir's Imps • Arbutus • Magma • Amuk Moonrah • Chaos • Evil Genie • Scourge of the Desert • Amin Damoola • Frigeed • Anubis • Sahkata, Razili, and Farida • Sand Monster • Sand Shark • Mothias • Ding and Oopo • Queen Deluca • King Zahbar • Queen Deluca's Brothers • The Great Rift • Mamluks • Kileem • The Ethereal • Zin and Zang • Kutato • Unkbuut • Destane Enchanted Tales: Aneesa • Hakeem • Sahara • Sharma Video game characters: Nasira • Bizarrah • Very Ankh-Amman Deleted Characters: Zena • Genie of the Ring • Jasmine's Mother • Babkak, Omar, and Kassim Remake: Aladdin • Jasmine • Genie • Jafar • Abu • Iago • Magic Carpet • The Sultan • Dalia • Rajah Episodes Season One: Getting the Bugs Out • Mudder's Day • Fowl Weather • The Prophet Motive • Much Abu About Something • My Fair Aladdin • To Cure a Thief • Never Say Nefir • Raiders of the Lost Shark Season Two: "Air Feather Friends" • "Bad Mood Rising" • "Do the Rat Thing" • "The Vapor Chase" • "Garden of Evil" • "Some Enchanted Genie" • "Web of Fear" • "Plunder the Sea" • "Strike Up the Sand" • "Sneeze the Day" • "I Never Mechanism I Didn't Like" • "Forget Me Lots" • "Scare Necessities" • "SandSwitch" • "Lost and Founded" • "Moonlight Madness" • "The Flawed Couple" • "Rain of Terror" • "Dune Quixote" • "That Stinking Feeling" • "The Day the Bird Stood Still" • "Of Ice and Men" • "Opposites Detract" • "Caught by the Tale" • "Elemental, My Dear Jasmine" • "Beast or Famine" • "Smolder and Wiser" • "The Game" • "Poor Iago" • "The Spice is Right" • "The Animal Kingdom" • "Power to the Parrot" • "The Sands of Fate" • "Hero with a Thousand Feathers" • "The Citadel" • "Snowman is an Island" • "The Secret of Dagger Rock" • "In the Heat of the Fright" • "Witch Way Did She Go?" • "The Seven Faces of Genie" • "The Wind Jackals of Mozenrath" • "A Clockwork Hero" • "Mission: Imp Possible" • "Stinker Belle" • "Sea No Evil" • "Shadow of a Doubt" • "Smells Like Trouble" • "The Way We War" • "Night of the Living Mud" • "Egg-stra Protection" • "A Sultan Worth His Salt" • "Heads, You Lose" • "The Love Bug" • "When Chaos Comes Calling" • "Genie Hunt" • "Armored and Dangerous" • "The Lost Ones" • "Eye of the Beholder" • "Shark Treatment" • "Black Sand" • "Love at First Sprite" • "Vocal Hero" • "The Lost City of the Sun" • "As the Netherworld Turns" • "Seems Like Old Crimes" • "From Hippsodeth, with Love" • "Destiny on Fire" • "The Return of Malcho" Season Three: "The Hunted" • "Riders Redux" • "The Book of Khartoum" • "While the City Snoozes" • "Two to Tangle" • "The Ethereal" • "The Shadow Knows" • "The Great Rift" Locations Agrabah • Cave of Wonders • The Sultan's Palace • The Vanishing Isle • Odiferous • Morbia • Old Wizard's Lab Objects Golden Scarab Beetle • Jafar's Snake Staff • Genie's Lamp • Jafar's Lamp • Eden's Bottle • Mozenrath's Gauntlet • Crystal of Ix • Blue Rose of Forgetfulness • Tree of Renewal • Emerald of Khufu • Cassim's Dagger • The Oracle's Scythe • Hand of Midas Songs Original: Arabian Nights • One Jump Ahead • Friend Like Me • Prince Ali • A Whole New World The Return of Jafar: I'm Looking Out for Me • Nothing in the World (Quite Like a Friend) • Forget About Love • You're Only Second Rate King of Thieves: Party in Agrabah • Out of Thin Air • Welcome to the Forty Thieves • Father and Son • Are You In or Out? Enchanted Tales: More Than a Peacock Princess • I've Got My Eyes on You Deleted: Humiliate the Boy • Proud of Your Boy • Why Me? • You Count on Me • Call Me a Princess • Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim • How Quick They Forget • High Adventure • My Finest Hour • To Be Free • Desert Moon Broadway: A Million Miles Away • These Palace Walls • Somebody's Got Your Back • Diamond in the Rough Remake: Speechless See also Musical • Friend Like Iago • The Disney Afternoon • Disney Renaissance • As Told by Emoji