After saving Eric I just can't stop thinking about it! I spent all day today just picking flowers... he loves me... he loves me not... he loves me! I knew it!
Sebastian thinks I need to get my head out of clouds and back in the water.
That's right Ariel! I'm taking this ting away from you until you see things my way!
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!
Darlin' 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 da fish is happy
As off through the waves they roll
They fish on the land ain't happy
That's cause dey in they bowl!
But the fish in the bowl is lucky
They're in for a worser fate!
One day when da boss get hungry
Guess who's gon' be on da plate?
Under the sea!
Under the sea!
Nobody beat us
Fry us and eat us
In fricasee!
We what the land folk loves to cook
Under the sea we off the hook!
We got no troubles
Life is the bubbles
Under the sea!
Under the sea!
Since life is sweet here
We got da beat here
Naturally!
Even the sturgeon and the ray
They get the urge to start and 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 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 rockin' out
The blackfish she sings
The smelt and the sprat
They know where's it's at
And oh that blowfish BLOW!
Under the sea
Under the sea!
When the sardine
Begin the beguine
It's music to me!
What do dey got
A lot of sand?
We got a hot crustacean band!
Each little clam here
Know how to jam here
Each little slug here
Cuttin de rug here
Under the sea!
Each little snail here
Know how to wail here
That's why it's hotta
Under the watta!
Ya we in luck here
Down in the muck here
Under the sea!
Ariel? Ariel? Where did you go?
I left Sebastian because Flounder wanted to show me something! He said it was a surprise! I couldn't wait!
It turned out to be a statue of Eric that got lost when their boat sank! Oh Flounder... it's amazing!
Why Eric... run away with you? This is all so... so sudden.
Daddy!
My daddy came bursting in! "Is it true you saved that human from drowning?" He asks me? Of course it's true! He would have died! I love him!
He destroyed my grotto. He destroyed the statue of Eric. Everything I had collected throughout my life. Everything I lived for. It was gone.
I was crying. I was so upset. Two eels came up to me...
"Who are you?"
"Don't be scared." they said
"We represent someone very important. Someone who could make all of your dreams come true. Just imagine... you and your Prince, together, forever."
"I don't... I don't understand."
"Ursala has great powers."
"Ursala?! The sea witch! I could never! Get out of here!"
"Suit yourself. It was only a suggestion."
I looked at the broken face of Eric's statue. I couldn't take it.
"Wait!"
"Yeeeeeeeeeesssssssssss?"
I followed them to Ursala's cave. What am I getting into? Before I knew it, it was too late to turn back.
"Come in, come in my child. One musn't lurk in doorways. One might question your upbringing. Now then, you're here because you're in love with a Prince. A human Prince. Well, the solution to your problem my child is to become a human yourself."
How could I refuse that?
"You... you can do that?"
"It's what I live for my child."
In the past I admit I've been a nasty
They weren't kidding when they called me well - a witch.
But you'll find it 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've used it on behalf
On the miserable, the lonely, and depressed
(Pathetic)
Poor unfortunate souls!
In pain, in need
This one longing to be thinner
This 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 cauldran crying
"Spells Ursala please!"
And I help them?
Yes I do.
Now it's happed 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 complain
But on a whole I've been a saint
To those poor unfortunate souls!
"Now, here's the deal. I will make you a potion that will turn you into a human for three days. Got that? Three days. Now listen, this is important. Before the sun sets on the third day, you've got to get dear ol' princey to fall in love with you. That is, he's got to kiss you. Not just any kiss - the kiss of true love. If he does kiss you before the sun sets on the third day, you'll remain human, permanently, but - if he doesn't, you turn back into a mermaid, and - you belong to me. Have we got a deal?"
"If I become human... that means I'll never see my father or my sisters again."
"That's right. But you'll have your man. Life is full of tough choices, isn't it? Oh, of course, there's one more thing. We haven't discussed the subject of payment. You can't get something for nothing, of course."
"But I don't have anything-"
"I'm not asking much. Just for your voice."
"My voice? But without my voice how can I-"
You've got your looks
Your pretty face!
And don't underestimate the power 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's idle pratter for?
Come on, they're not all that impressed by 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 your poor unfortunate soul!
Go ahead! Make your choice!
I'm a very busy woman and I haven't got all day
It doesn'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 have 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!)
To those poor unfortunate souls!
I signed the contract. I couldn't say no. This is what I've always wanted.
"Paluga, sarruga, come winds of the Caspian Sea.
Now rings us glossitis and max laryngitis,
La voce to me!
Now . . . sing!"
"Ah ah ah ahhh ah ah ah ahhhh ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh ah ah ah ahh"
My voice went into her necklace! I grasped my chest! I felt so empty without my voice! Then all the sudden, my tail turned into human legs - human legs! But wait a minute, now that I'm human... I can't... breath! I CAN'T BREATHE!
Sebastian and Flounder took me up to the surface. I couldn't believe it. Sitting there on the shore with human legs. I tried to stand up, but it was a little wobbly at first. Scuttle came around, and was really surprised by the transformation. We found some cloth on the shore and I put it on. Scuttle said I looked sensational!
Then I heard Eric coming! He saw me, I knew he knew me from somewhere. I tried to tell him who I was, but I couldn't. I didn't have my voice. He thought I wasn't the girl who he's been looking for. He took me back to his castle with him... this is going to be harder then I thought.
More to come.
~Ariel
