The Little Mermaid

Various Artists The Little Mermaid Lyrics
1.Daughters Of Triton (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken)

Oh, we are the daughters of Triton
Great father who loves us and named us well
Aquata
Adrena
Arista
Adena
Adella
Alana
And then there is the youngest in her musical debut
A 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-...


2.Fathoms Below (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken)

I'll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue
And it's hail to the starboard heave-ho
Look up, madame mermaid be waiting for you
In mysterious fathoms below

Fathoms below, below
>From wence wayward westerlies blow
Where Triton is king and his merpeople sing
In mysterious fathoms below

Heave-ho
Heave-ho

Heave-ho, heave-ho, heave-ho
In mysterious fathoms below


3.Happy Ending (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken)

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


4.Kiss the Girl

Lyricist:H Ashman, Alan Menken

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 dyin' to try
You wanna kiss the girl

Yes, you want her, look at her, you know you do
Possible she want you to, there is one way to ask her
It don't take a word, not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl

Sha la la la, oh my, my
Look like the boy too shy, ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha la la la, ain't that sad?
What a shame too bad, you're gonna miss the girl

Now's your moment, floating in a blue lagoon
Boy, you'd 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, oh my, my
Look like the boy too shy, ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha la la la, ain't that sad?
What a shame too bad, you're gonna miss the girl

Sha la la la, don't be scared
You're gonna be prepared, go on and kiss the girl
Sha la la la, don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how you wanna kiss the girl

Sha la la la, oh my, my
Look like the boy too shy, ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha la la la, ain't that sad?
What a shame too bad, you're gonna miss the girl

Sha la la la, don't be scared
You gonna be prepared, go on and kiss the girl
Sha la la la, don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how you wanna kiss the girl

Sha la la la, oh my, my
Look like the boy too shy, ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha la la la, ain't that sad?
What a shame too bad, you're gonna miss the girl

Sha la la la, don't be scared
You gonna be prepared, go on and kiss the girl
Sha la la la, don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how you wanna kiss the girl


5.Les Poissons (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken)

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 their bones
(something French) (???)

Les poissons, les poissons
Hee hee hee, haw haw haw
With a cleaver I hack them in two
I pull out what's inside
And I serve it up fried
God, I love little fishies, don't you?

Here's something for tempting the palette
Prepared in the classic technique
First you pound the fish flat with a malette
Then you slash off their skin
Give their belly a slice
Then you rub some salt in
'Cause it makes it taste nice

(Zoot-alloo, I have missed one!)

Sacre bleu, what is this?
How on earth could I miss
Such a sweet little succulent crab
Quel Domage (??) what a loss
Here we go, in the sauce
Now some flour I think just a dab
Now I stuff you with bread
Don't worry, 'cause you're dead!
And you're certainly lucky you are
'Cause it's gonna be hot in my big silver pot!
Tout-aloo (??) mon poisson
Au revoir


6.Part Of Your World (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken)

(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 the girl
The 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 a-plenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
You want thingamabobs?
I got twenty!
But who cares?
No big deal
I want more

I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see, wanna see them dancin'
Walking around on those - what do you call 'em?
Oh - feet!

Flippin' 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
Wanderin' 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'cha on land they understand
That they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women sick of swimmin'
Ready to stand

I'm ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em 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 up above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world


7.Part Of Your World (Reprise) (Howard Ashman, Alan

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


8.Poor Unfortunate Souls (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken

(The only way to get what you want is to become a human
yourself.)
(Can you do that?)
(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
To this
And I fortunately know a little magic
It's a talent that I always have possessed
And dear lady, please don't laugh
I use it on behalf
Of the miserable, the 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 'cross 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?)
(If I become human, I'll never be with my father or sisters
again.)
(But you'll have your man, heh heh. Life's full of tough
choices, isn't
it? Heh heh.
Oh, and there is one more thing. We haven't discussed the
subject of
payment.)
(But I don't have-)
(I'm not asking much, just a token really, a trifle! What I want
from
you is -
your voice.)
(But without my voice, how can I-)
(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, she's a bore!
Yet on land it's much prefered for ladies not to say a word
And after all dear, what is idle crabble 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 get's a 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 the bridge, my sweet
You've got the 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

Alugas avruga
Come winds of the Caspian Sea
Novringsis glossietis
And max-laringhitis
La virtea to me

(Now, sing!)

Aah...

(Keep singing!)


9.Under The Sea (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken)

(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 lookin' 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, ha ha...

Down here all the fish is happy
As after 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 goin' be on the plate?

Wo-no, under the sea
Under the sea
Nobody beat us, fry us and eat us
In frickazee
We what the land folks loves to cook
Under the sea we off the hook
We've got no troubles, life is the bubbles
Under the sea (under the sea)
Under the sea (under the sea)
Since life is sweet here, we got the beat here
Naturally (naturally-ee-ee-ee)
Even the sturgeon and the ray
They get the urge and start to play
We've got the spirit, you've got to hear it
Under the sea

The lute play the flute
The carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass and they soundin' 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 acting out
The blackfish he 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 begin the beguine
It's music to me (music is 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 it's hotter under the water
Yeah, we in luck here down under the muck here
Under the sea