"Edit by byronwooddy 08.03.25" "I'll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue" "And it's, hey to the starboard Heave-ho" "Look out, lad A mermaid be waiting for you" "In mysterious fathoms below" "Isn't this great?" "The salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face." " A perfect day to be at sea." " Oh, yes, delightful." "A fine strong wind and a following sea." "King Triton must be in a friendly-type mood." " King Triton?" " Why, ruler of the Merpeople, lad." "Thought every good sailor knew about him." "Merpeople." "Eric, pay no attention to this nautical nonsense." "But it ain't nonsense." "It's the truth." "I'm tellin' ya' Down in the depths of the ocean they live' Oh'" " Aah'" " In mysterious fathoms below" "His Royal Highness, King Triton!" "And presenting the distinguished court composer..." "Horatio Felonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian." "I'm really looking forward to this performance, Sebastian." "Your Majesty." "This will be the finest concert I have ever conducted." "Your daughters-- They will be spectacular." "Yes." " And especially my little Ariel." " Yes, yes." "She has the most beautiful voice." "Hmm?" "If only she'd show up for rehearsals once in a while." "Ah, we are the daughters of Triton" "Great father who loves us and named us well" "Aquata" "Andrina" "Arista, Attina" "Adella, Alana" "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" "Ariel!" "Ariel, wait for me." "Flounder, hurry up." "You know I can't swim that fast." "There it is." "Isn't it fantastic?" "Yeah, sure." "I-It's great." "Now let's get outta here." "You're not getting cold fins now, are you?" "Who, me?" "No way." "It's just" " It, uh-- It looks damp in there." "Yeah." "And I think I may be coming down with something." "Yeah, I got this cough." "All right." "I'm going inside." "You can just stay here and watch for sharks." "Okay." "Yeah, you go." "I'll stay and" "What?" "Sharks?" "Ariel!" "Ariel, I can't" " I mean" "Ariel, help!" " Oh, Flounder." " Ariel." "Do you really think there might be sharks around here?" " Flounder, don't be such a guppy." " I'm not a guppy." "This is great." "I mean, I really love this." "Excitement, adventure, danger lurking around every corner" "Ariel!" "Oh, are you okay?" "Yeah, sure." "No problem." "I'm okay." "Oh, my gosh." "Oh, my gosh!" "Have you ever seen anything so wonderful in your entire life?" "Wow!" "Cool!" "But, uh, what is it?" " I don't know, but I bet Scuttle will." " What was that?" " Did you hear something?" " Mmm?" "I wonder what this one is." " Ariel?" " Flounder, will you relax?" "Nothing is going to happen." "Shark!" "Shark!" "We're gonna die!" "Oh, no!" "You big bully!" " Flounder, you really are a guppy." " I am not." "Hmm-hmm, fourteen hundred and ninety-two" "Dum-de-dum Do-do-do" "Rum-dim-dim Do-do-dee-do" " Scuttle!" " Whoa!" "Mermaid off the port bow!" "Ariel, how you doin', kid?" " Whoa, what a swim." " Scuttle, look what we found." "Yeah, we were in this sunken ship, and it was really creepy" "Human stuff, huh?" "Hey, let me see." "Oh!" "Oh!" "Look at this." "Wow." "This is special." "This is very, very unusual." " What?" "What is it?" " It's a dinglehopper." "Humans use these little babies to straighten their hair out." "See?" "Just a little twirl here and a yank there and viola" "Ya got an aesthetically pleasing configuration of hair... that humans go nuts over." "A dinglehopper." " What about that one?" " Ah!" "This I haven't seen in years." "This is wonderful." "A banded, bulbous..." " snarfblatt." " Oh!" "Now, the snarfblatt dates back to prehistorical times... when humans used to sit around and stare at each other all day." "Got very boring." "So, they invented this snarfblatt to make fine music." "Allow me." "Music!" " It's stuck!" " Oh, the concert!" " Oh, my gosh!" "My father's gonna kill me!" " The concert was today?" " Maybe you could make a little planter out of it or something." " I'm sorry." "I've gotta go!" "Thank you, Scuttle!" "Anytime, sweetie." "Anytime." "Yes, hurry home, Princess." "We wouldn't want to miss old Daddy's celebration, now, would we?" "Ha!" "Celebration, indeed." "Oh, bah!" "In my day, we had fantastical feasts... when I lived in the palace." "And, now, look at me." "Wasted away to practically nothing." "Banished and exiled and practically starving... while he and his flimsy fish folk celebrate." "Well, I'll give 'em something to celebrate soon enough." "Flotsam!" "Jetsam!" "I want you to keep an extra close watch on this pretty little daughter of his." "She may be the key to Triton's undoing." "I just don't know what we're going to do with you, young lady." "Daddy, I'm sorry." "I just forgot." " As a result of your careless behavior" " Careless and reckless behavior" "The entire celebration was, uh" "Well, it was ruined!" "That's all!" "Completely destroyed!" "This concert was to be the pinnacle of my distinguished career." "Now, thanks to you, I am the laughing stock of the entire kingdom!" "But it wasn't her fault-- Uh, oh, first, uh, the shark chased us." "Yeah, yeah." "And we tried to-- but we couldn't, and he" "And" " And we-- Whoa!" "And then we were safe." "But then this seagull came, and it was, "This is this, and that is that"." "And" "Seagull?" "What?" "Oh." "You went up to the surface again, didn't you?" "Didn't you?" " Nothing happened." " Oh, Ariel, how many times must we go through this?" "You could have been seen by one of those barbarians, by-by one of those humans." " Daddy, they're not barbarians." " They are dangerous." "Do you think I want to see my youngest daughter... snared by some fish-eater's hook?" "I'm 16 years old." "I'm not a child anymore." "Don't you take that tone of voice with me, young lady." "As long as you live under my ocean, you'll obey my rules." " But if you would just listen" " Not another word!" "And I am never, never to hear of you going to the surface again!" "Is that clear?" "Hmph!" "Teenagers." "They think they know everything." "You give them an inch, they swim all over you." "Do you think I was too hard on her?" "Definitely not." "Why, if Ariel was my daughter, I'd show her who was boss." "None of this flitting to the surface and other such nonsense." "No, sir." "I'd keep her under tight control." " You're absolutely right, Sebastian." " Of course." " Ariel needs constant supervision." " Constant." "Someone to watch over her, to keep her out of trouble." " All the time." " And you are just the crab to do it." "How do I get myself into these situations?" "I should be writing symphonies... not tagging along after some headstrong teenager." "Hmm?" "What is that girl up to?" "Huh?" "Ariel, are you okay?" "If only I could make him understand." "I just don't see things the way he does." "I 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?" "Lookin' around here you'd think" "Sure, she's got everything" "I've got gadgets and gizmos aplenty" "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 'em dancin'" "WaIkin' around on those-- What do ya call 'em?" "Oh, feet." "Flippin' your fins you don't get too far" "Legs are required for jumpin', dancin'" "Strollin' 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 couId live" "Out of these waters?" "What would I pay to spend a day" "Warm on the sand?" "Bet ya on land they understand" "Bet they don't reprimand their daughters" "Bright young women sick of swimmin'" "Ready to stand" "And 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" "Sebastian!" "Ariel, what are you-- How could you" " What is all this?" "It's, uh-- It's just my collection." "Oh, I see." "Your collection, hmm." "If your father knew about this place" "You're not gonna tell him, are you?" "Oh, please, Sebastian, he would never understand." "Ariel, you're under a lot of pressure down here." "Come with me." "I'll take you home... and get you something warm to drink." " What do you suppose" " Ariel?" "Ariel?" "Ariel, what are you" "Jumpin' jellyfish!" "Ariel?" "Ariel!" "Please!" "Come back!" "Max!" "Here, boy!" "Hey, come on, mutt." "What ya doin', huh, Max?" "Come on, Max." "Good boy." "Good boy." "Hey there, sweetie!" "Quite a show, eh?" "Scuttle, be quiet." "They'll hear you." "Ooh, I got ya." "I got ya." "We're bein' intrepidaceous." "We're out to discover!" "I've never seen a human this close before." "Oh." "He's very handsome, isn't he?" "I don't know." "He looks kind of hairy and slobbery to me." "Not that one." "The one playing the snarfblatt." "Silence, silence." "It is now my honor and privilege... to present our esteemed Prince Eric... with a very special, very expensive... very large birthday present." "Ah, Grimsby, ya old beanpole, you shouldn't have." "I know." "Happy birthday, Eric." "Uh, gee, Grim" " Ha'" "It's, uh-- It's-It's really somethin'." "Yes, I commissioned it myself." "Of course, I had hoped it would be a wedding present." "Come on, Grim." "Don't start." "Look, you're not still sore because I didn't fall for... the princess of Glowehaven, are you?" "Oh, my!" "Oh, Eric, it isn't me alone." "The entire kingdom wants to see you happily settled down... with the right girl." "Oh, she's out there somewhere." "I just" "I just haven't found her yet." "Well, perhaps you haven't been looking hard enough." "Believe me, Grim, when I find her, I'll know." "Without a doubt, it'll just-- bam-- hit me like lightning." "Hurricane a-comin'!" "Stand fast!" "Secure the riggin'!" "Whoa!" "The wind's all ofa sudden on the move here!" "Yo!" "Ariel!" "Look out!" "Grim!" "Ha-Hang on!" "Max!" "Jump, Max!" "Come on, boy!" "Jump!" "You can do it, Max!" "Eric!" "Is he... dead?" "It's hard to say." "Oh, I" " I can't make out a heartbeat." "No, look' He's breathing." "He's so beautiful." "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" "Eric?" "Eric!" "You really delight in these sadistic strains... on my blood pressure, don't you?" "A-A girl... rescued me." "She" " She was singing." "She had the most beautiful voice." "Ah, Eric, I think you've swallowed a bit too much seawater." "Off we go." "Come on, Max." "We just gonna forget this whole thing ever happened." "The sea king will never know." "You won't tell him." "I won't tell him." "I will stay in one piece." "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" "Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no." "I can't stand it." "It's too easy." "The child is in love with a human." "And not just any human." "A prince'" "Her daddy will love that." "King Triton's headstrong, lovesick girl... would make a charming addition to my little garden." "Ariel, dear, time to come out." "You've been in there all morning." "What is with her lately?" " Oh." "Morning, Daddy." " Well." " Oh, she's got it bad." " What?" "What has she got?" "Isn't it obvious, Daddy?" "Ariel's in love." "Ariel?" "In love?" "Okay." "So far, so good." "I don't think the king knows." "But it will not be easy keeping something like this a secret for long." "He loves me." "Mmm." "He loves me not." "He loves me!" "I knew it!" "Ariel, stop talking crazy!" "I gotta see him again..." "tonight." " Scuttle knows where he lives." " Ariel, please!" "Will you get your head out of the clouds and back in the water where it belongs?" "I'll swim up to his castle, then Flounder will splash around to get his attention." " And then we'll go" " Down here is your home!" "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 around 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 devoting full time to floating under the sea" "Down here all the fish is happy" "As off through the waves they roll ,yeah" "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's gonna be on the plate" "What?" "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 off the hook" "We 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 it beat here" " Naturally" " 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 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 ling's on the strings" "The trout's rocking 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" " Under the sea" " Under the sea" "When the sardine begin the beguine" " It's music to me" " Music it is to me" "What do they got A lot of sand" "We 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 in the muck here" "Under the sea" "Ariel?" "Oh, somebody's got to nail that girl's fins to the floor." "Sebastian!" "Sebastian, I've been looking all over for you." " I've got an urgent message from the sea king." " The sea king?" "He wants to see you right away." "Something about Ariel." " He knows." " Hey, let's see now." "Oh, who could the lucky merman be?" "Come in, Sebastian." "I mustn't overreact." "I must remain calm." "Yes?" " Yes, Your Majesty?" " Yes, Sebastian." "I'm concerned about Ariel." "Have you noticed she's been acting peculiar lately?" " Oh!" "Uh, peculiar?" " You know, mooning about." "Daydreaming, singing to herself." "You haven't noticed, hmm?" "Oh, well, I" " Sebastian?" " Hmm?" "I know you've been keeping something from me." "Keeping something?" "About Ariel?" " Ariel?" " In love, hmm?" "I tried to stop her, sir!" "She wouldn't listen!" "I told her to stay away from humans!" "They are bad!" " They are trouble!" " Humans?" "What about humans?" "Humans?" "Who said anything about humans?" "Flounder, why can't you just tell me what this is all about?" "You'll see." "It's a surprise." "Oh, Flounder." "Flounder, you're the best!" "It looks just like him." "It even has his eyes." "Why, Eric, run away with you?" "Oh, this is all so-- so sudden." "Daddy?" "I consider myself a reasonable merman." "I set certain rules, and I expect those rules to be obeyed." " But, Dad, I" " Is it true you rescued a human from drowning?" " Daddy, I had to" " Contact between the human world and the mer world is strictly forbidden." "Ariel, you know that!" "Everyone knows that." " He would have died." " One less human to worry about." " You don't even know him." " Know him?" "I don't have to know him!" "They're all the same." "Spineless, savage, harpooning fish-eaters incapable of any feeling" "Daddy, I love him!" "No!" "Have you lost your senses completely?" " He's a human." "You're a mermaid." " I don't care." "So help me, Ariel, I am going to get through to you." "And if this is the only way, so be it!" "Daddy!" "No!" "No!" "Please!" "Daddy, stop!" "Daddy, stop it!" "Daddy, no!" "Ariel, I" "Just go away." " Poor child." " Poor, sweet child." "She has a very serious problem." "If only there were something we could do." "But there is something." "Who" " Who are you?" "Don't be scared." "We represent someone who can help you." "Someone who can make all your dreams come true." "Just imagine" "You and your prince" "Together forever." " I don't understand." " Ursula has great powers." "The sea witch?" "Why, that's-- I couldn't possibly." "No!" "Get out of here." "Leave me alone!" "Suit yourself." "That was only a suggestion." " Wait." " Yes?" " Poor Ariel." " I didn't mean to tell." "It was an accident." "Ariel?" "Where are you going?" "Ariel, what are you doing here with this riffraff?" "I'm going to see Ursula." "Ariel, no!" "No!" "She's a demon." "She's a monster." "Why don't you go tell my father?" "You're good at that." "But" " But, I-- Come on!" "This way." "Come in." "Come in, my child." "We mustn't lurk in doorways." "It's rude." "One might question your upbringing." "Now, then, you're here... because you have a thing for this human, this, uh, prince fellow." "Not that I blame you." "He is quite a catch, isn't he?" "Well, angelfish... the solution to your problem is simple." "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" "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"