Alan Menken
Under the Sea
[SEBASTIAN] (spoken)
Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there...

[SEBASTIAN] (singing)
THE SEAWEED IS ALWAYS GREENER
IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S LAKE.
YOU DREAM ABOUT GOING UP THERE,
BUT THAT IS A BIG MISTAKE.

(SEA CREATURES of all kinds enter and surround ARIEL.)

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.

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 DEVOTIN'
FULL TIME TO FLOATIN'
UNDER THE SEA.

DOWN HERE ALL THE FISH IS HAPPY
AS OF THROUGH THE WAVES DEY ROLL.

[HARP, BASS, SAX & FLOUNDER]
THE FISH ON THE LAND AIN'T HAPPY.
THEY SAD... 'CAUSE THEY IN THE BOWL.

[JELLYFISH 1, & 2]
BUT FISH IN THE BOWL IS LUCKY.
THEY IN FOR A WORSER FATE.

[HARP, BASS, SAX, FLOUNDER, JELLYFISH 1, & 2]
ONE DAY WHEN THE BOSS GETS HUNGRY...

[SEBASTIAN]
GUESS WHO GON' BE ON THE PLATE!

[BASS]
UH-OH!

[SEA CREATURES]
UNDER THE SEA,
UNDER THE SEA.
[SEBASTIAN]
NOBODY BEAT US,
FRY US, AND EAT US
IN FRICASEE.

[SEA CREATURES]
UNDER THE SEA.

[SEBASTIAN, & (SEA CREATURES)]
WE WHAT THE LAND FOLKS (WHOA)
LOVE TO COOK
UNDER THE SEA (AH)
WE OFF THE HOOK.

[SEBASTIAN, & SEA CREATURES]
WE GOT NO TROUBLES,
LIFE IS THE BUBBLES,
UNDER THE SEA.

[NEWT]
THE NEWT PLAY THE FLUTE.

[CARP]
THE CARP PLAY THE HARP.

[PLAICE]
THE PLAICE PLAY THE BASS,
[SEBASTIAN]
AND THEY SOUNDIN' SHARP.

[BASS]
THE BASS PLAY THE BRASS.

[CHUB]
THE CHUB PLAY THE TUB.

[FLUKE]
THE FLUKE IS THE DUKE OF SOUL.

[SEA CREATURES, & SEBASTIAN]
THE RAY, HE CAN PLAY.
THE LING'S ON THE STRINGS.
THE TROUT ROCKIN' OUT,
THE BLACKFISH SHE SINGS.

THE SMELT AND THE SPRAT,
THEY KNOW WHERE IT'S AT
AN' OH, THAT BLOWFISH BLOW!

[Instrumental Dance Break begins]

[SEBASTIAN]
WOAH, UNDER THE SEA!

[SEA CREATURES]
UNDER THE SEA!

[SEBASTIAN]
UNDER THE SEA!

[SEA CREATURES]
UNDER THE SEA!

[SEBASTIAN]
WHEN THE SARDINE
BEGIN THE BEGUINE
IT'S MUSIC TO ME

[SEA CREATURES]
IT'S MUSIC TO ME!

[SEBASTIAN]
WHAT DO THEY GOT?

[SEBASTIAN, & SEA CREATURES]
A LOT OF SAND?

[SEA CREATURES]
WE GOT A

[SEBASTIAN, & SEA CREATURES]
HOT CRUSTACEAN BAND!

[SEBASTIAN]
EACH LITTLE CLAM HERE
KNOW HOW TO JAM HERE

[SEA CREATURES]
UNDER THE SEA

[SEBASTIAN
OH, YES
EACH LITTLE SLUG HERE
CUTTING A RUG HERE

[SEA CREATURES]
UNDER THE SEA

[SEBASTIAN]
OOH, YES
EACH LITTLE SNAIL HERE
KNOW HOW TO WAIL HERE

[SEA CREATURES]
OH-OH

[SEBASTIAN]
THAT'S WHY IT'S HOTTER
UNDER THE WATER

[SEA CREATURES]
AH-AH

[SEBASTIAN]
YEAH, WE IN LUCK HERE,
DOWN IN THE MUCK HERE

[SEA CREATURES]
UNDER,

[SEBASTIAN, & SEA CREATURES]
UNDER THE SEA!

(The SEA CREATURES exit.)