The Little Mermaid

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman

Fathoms Below
I'll tell you a tale of the fathomless blue
And it's, hey, to the starboard, heave ho
Look out, lad, a mermaid be waiting for you
In mysterious fathoms below
Fathoms below, below
From whence wayward Westerlies blow
With Triton as king and his merpeople sing
In mysterious fathoms below
Heave ho, heave ho
Heave ho, heave ho, heave ho
In mysterious fathoms below

Daughters of Triton
We are the daughters of Triton
Great father who loves us and named us well
Aquata, Andrina, Arista
Atina, Adella, Allana
And then there is the youngest in her musical debut
Our seventh little sister, we're presenting her to you
To sing a song Sebastian wrote, her voice is like a bell
She's our sister, Ari-

Part Of Your World
Maybe he's right, maybe there is something the matter with me.
I just don't see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad.
Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm a girl, a girl who has everything?
Look at this trove, treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you think, sure, she's got everything
I've got gadgets and gizmos aplenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
You want thingamabobs? I've got twenty
But who cares? No big deal, I want more
I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see, wanna see 'em dancing
Walking around on those, what do you call 'em? Oh, feet
Flipping your fins you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumping, dancing
Strolling along down a, what's that word again? Street
Up where they walk, up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wandering free, wish I could be part of that world
What would I give if I could live out of these waters?
What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand?
Bet you on land they understand
That they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women, sick of swimming, ready to stand
I'm ready to know what the people know
Ask them my questions and get some answers
What's a fire and why does it, what's the word? Burn?
When's it my turn? Wouldn't I love
Love to explore that shore above?
Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world

Under The Sea
Ariel, listen to me, the human world, it's a mess.
Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there.
The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things surround you
What more is you looking for?
Under the sea, under the sea
Darling, it's better down where it's wetter, take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we're devoting full time to floating
Under the sea
Down here all the fish is happy
As off through the waves they roll
The fish on the land ain't happy
They sad 'cause they in the bowl
But fish in the bowl is lucky
They in for a worser fate
One day when the boss get hungry
Guess who gonna be on the plate? Oh no!
Under the sea, under the sea
Nobody beat us, fry us and eat us in fricassee
We what the land-folks loves to cook
Under the sea we're off the hook
We got no troubles, life is the bubbles
Under the sea
Under the sea, under the sea
Since life is sweet here we got the beat here naturally
Even the sturgeon and the ray
They get the urge and start to play
We got the spirit, you got to hear it
Under the sea
The newt play the flute, the carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass, and they sounding sharp
The bass play the brass, the chub play the tub
The fluke is the duke of soul, yeah
The ray he can play, the lings on the strings
The trout rocking out, the blackfish she sings
The smelt and the sprat, they know where it's at
And oh, that blowfish blow
Yeah, under the sea, under the sea
When the sardine begins the beguine it's music to me
What do they got, a lot of sand?
We've got a hot crustacean band
Each little clam here know how to jam here, under the sea
Each little slug here cutting a rug here, under the sea
Each little snail here know how to wail here
That's why hotter under the water
Ya, we in luck here down in the muck here
Under the sea

Part Of Your World (Reprise)
What would I give to live where you are?
What would I pay to stay here beside you?
What would I do to see you smiling at me?
Where would we walk? Where would we run?
If we could stay all day in the sun?
Just you and me, and I could be part of your world
I don't know when, I don't know how
But I know something's starting right now
Watch and you'll see, someday I'll be part of your world

Poor Unfortunate Souls
Ursula:
The only way to get what you want is to become a human yourself.

Ariel:
Can you do that?

Ursula:
My dear, sweet child, that's what I do, it's what I live for.
To help unfortunate merfolk, like yourself. Poor souls with no one else to turn to.
I admit that in the past I've been a nasty
They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a witch
But you'll find that nowadays I've mended all my ways
Repented, seen the light and made a switch, true? Yes
And I fortunately know a little magic
It's a talent that I always have possessed
And here lately, please don't laugh, I use it on behalf
Of the miserable, lonely and depressed, pathetic
Poor unfortunate souls, in pain, in need
This one longing to be thinner
That one wants to get the girl
And do I help them? Yes, indeed
Those poor unfortunate souls, so sad, so true
They come flocking to my cauldron
Crying, "Spells, Ursula, please!"
And I help them? Yes, I do
Now it's happened once or twice
Someone couldn't pay the price
And I'm afraid I had to rake 'em across the coals
Yes, I've had the odd complaint
But on the whole I've been a saint
To those poor unfortunate souls
Have we got a deal?

Ariel:
If I become human, I'll never be with my father or sisters again.

Ursula:
But you'll have your man. Life's full of tough choices, isn't it?
Oh, and there is one more thing. We haven't discussed the subject of payment.

Ariel:
But I don't have any-

Ursula:
I'm not asking much. Just a token, really, a trifle. What I want from you is your voice.

Ariel:
But without my voice, how can I-

Ursula:
You'll have your looks, your pretty face. And don't underestimate the importance of body language, ha!
The men up there don't like a lot of blabber
They think a girl who gossips is a bore
Yes, on land it's much preferred
For ladies not to say a word
And after all, dear, what is idle prattle for?
Come on, they're not all that impressed with conversation
True gentlemen avoid it when they can
But they dote and swoon and fawn on a lady who's withdrawn
It's she who holds her tongue who gets her man, come on!
You poor unfortunate soul, go ahead! Make your choice!
I'm a very busy woman and I haven't got all day
It won't cost much, just your voice!
You poor unfortunate soul, it's sad but true
If you want to cross a bridge
My sweet, you've got to pay the toll
Take a gulp and take a breath
And go ahead and sign the scroll
Flotsam, Jetsam, now I've got her, boys
The boss is on a roll
This poor unfortunate soul
Beluga, sevruga
Come winds of the Caspian Sea
Laringis, Glossitis, __ laryngitis
La voce to me
Now sing... keep singing!

Les Poissons
Nouvelle Cusine
Les Champs Élysées
Maurice Chevalier
Les poissons, les poissons
How I love les poissons
Love to chop and to serve little fish
First I cut off their heads, then I pull out the bones
Ah mais ouí, ca c'est toujours delish
Les poissons, les poissons
Hee hee hee, ho ho ho
With the cleaver I hack them in two
I pull out what's inside and I serve it up fried
God, I love little fishes, don't you?
Here something for tempting the palate
Prepared in the classic technique
First you pound the fish flat with a mallet
Then you slash through the skin, give the belly a slice
Then you rub some salt in 'cause that makes it taste nice
Zut alors, I have missed one
Sacre bleu, what is this?
How on earth could I miss
Such a sweet little succulent crab?
Quel dommage, what a loss, here we go in the sauce
Now some flour, I think just a dab
Now I stuff you with bread
It don't hurt 'cause you're dead
And you're certainly lucky you are
'Cause it's gonna be hot in my big silver pot
Toot-a-loo, mon poisson, au revior

Kiss The Girl
Percussion, strings, winds, words
There you see her, sitting there across the way
She don't got a lot to say but there's something about her
And you don't know why but you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl
Yes, you want her, look at her, you know you do
Possible she wants you too, there is one way to ask her
It don't take a word, not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl
Sing with me now
Sha la la la la la by oh by
Look like the boy too shy, ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha la la la la la ain't that sad
Ain't it a shame, too bad, he gonna miss the girl
Now's your moment, floating in a blue lagoon
Boy, you better do it soon, no time will be better
She don't say a word and she won't say a word
Until you kiss the girl
Sha la la la la la don't be scared
You've got the mood prepared, go on and kiss the girl
Sha la la la la la don't stop now
Don't try to hide it, how you wanna kiss the girl
Sha la la la la la float along
And listen to the song, the song say, "Kiss the girl"
Sha la la la la la the music play
Do what the music say, you gotta kiss the girl
You've got to kiss the girl
Why don't you kiss the girl
Come on, kiss the girl
Go on and kiss the girl

Happy Ending
Now we can walk, now we can run
Now we can stay all day in the sun
Just you and me and I can be part of your world