- Ariel: [after rescuing the Prince] Is he dead?
- Scuttle: It's hard to say.
- [Place's his ear to Eric's foot]
- Scuttle: I... I can't make out a heartbeat.
- Ariel: No, look! He's breathing. He's so beautiful.
- Ariel: [singing] 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
- Grimsby: [Calling Out] Eric? Eric!
- [the approaching Grimsby and Max's barking send a startled Ariel back into the ocean]
- Grimsby: [Helping Eric to his feet] You really delight in these sadistic strains on my blood pressure, don't you?
- Prince Eric: A girl rescued me. She... She was singing. She had the most beaufiful voice.
- Grimsby: Eric, I think you've swallowed a bit too much seawater. Off we go. Come along, Max.
- Sebastian: [after watching the unfolding events] We just gonna forget this whole thing ever happened. The sea king will never know. You won't tell him.
- Flounder: [Nods in agreement]
- Sebastian: I won't tell him. I will stay in one piece.
- [Ariel has possitioned herself on top of a rock watching Eric longingly]
- Ariel: [sung] 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
- Sebastian: Hm. Teenagers. They think they know everything. You give them an inch, they swim all over you.
- [Ariel's turned herself into a human]
- Sebastian: Just look at her! On legs! On human legs!
- [shudders]
- Sebastian: My nerves are shot! This is a catastrophe! What would her father say? I'll tell you what her father'd say. He'd say he's gonna kill himself a crab! That's what her father'd say! I'm gonna march meself straight home right now and tell him just like I should have done the minute...
- [Ariel scoops him up and starts shaking her head frantically]
- Sebastian: And don't you shake your head at me, young lady. Maybe there's still time. If we could get that witch to give you back your voice, you could go home with all the normal fish and just be...
- [Ariel's face falls]
- Sebastian: [slowly] Just be... Just be miserable for the rest of your life.
- [sighs, defeated]
- Sebastian: All right, all right. i'll try to help ya find that prince.
- [Ariel, overjoyed, kisses Sebastian and puts him on a rock]
- Sebastian: Boy, what a soft shell I'm turning out to be.
- Sebastian: 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.
- Fluke: Yeah!
- Sebastian: The ray he can play / The ling's on the strings / The trout's rocking out / The blackfish she sings / The smelt and the sprat / They know where it's at / And oh, that blowfish blow! Ha ha!
- Ursula: Yes, hurry home, Princess. We wouldn't want to miss old Daddy's celebration, now, would we? Huh. Celebration, indeed. Oh-ho, 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.
- Sebastian: Geez, man. I'm surrounded by amateurs.
- [Sebastian jumps in the water]
- Sebastian: You want something done, you've got to do it yourself.
- [Sebastian picks a blade of underwater grass and returns to the surface where some turtles are swimming by]
- Sebastian: [speaking in a low, seductive voice] First we got to create the mood.
- [transitioning from speech to song]
- Sebastian: Percussion. Strings. Winds. Words.
- [singing "Kiss the Girl"]
- Sebastian: 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.
- Ariel: [regarding King Triton, as Sebastian watches, unobserved] If only I could make him understand. I just don't see things the way he does. I just don't see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad.
- [She begins singing "Part of Your World."]
- Ariel: Look at this stuff, isn't it neat? / Wouldn't ya think my collection's complete / Wouldn't you think I'm the girl / Girl who has everything / Look at this trove, treasures untold / How many wonders can one cavern hold? / Looking around you'd think / Sure, she's got everything / I've got gadgets and gizmos aplenty / I have whoozits and whatzis galore / You want thingamabobs? I've got twenty / But who cares? No big deal / I want more.
- 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!
- [singing]
- Ursula: 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 / 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.
- Triton: I just don't know what we're going to do with you, young lady.
- Ariel: Daddy, I'm sorry, I just forgot.
- Triton: As a result of your careless behavior...
- Sebastian: Careless and reckless behavior!
- Triton: ...the entire celebration was...
- Sebastian: 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 laughingstock of the entire kingdom!
- Flounder: But it wasn't her fault. First, the shark chased us. Yeah, yeah. And we tried to... But we couldn't, and he
- [grr]
- Flounder: 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..."
- Triton: Seagull?
- [Flounder gasps and hides in Ariel's hair as she gives him a dirty look]
- Triton: What? You went up to the surface again, didn't you? Didn't you?
- Ariel: Nothing happened.
- Triton: Ariel, how many times must we go through this? You could've been seen by one of those barbarians, by by one of those humans!
- Ariel: Daddy, they're not barbarians.
- Triton: They are dangerous. Do you think I would want to see my youngest daughter snared by some fish-eater's hook?
- Ariel: I'm 16 years old. I'm not a child any more.
- Triton: 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!
- Ariel: But if you would just listen...
- Triton: Not another word! And I am never, never to hear of you going to the surface again! Is that clear?
- [Ariel leaves, crying]
- Scuttle: 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 violee... Ya got an aesthetically-pleasing configuration of hair that humans go nuts over.
- Triton: [confronts Ariel in her grotto] I consider myself a reasonable merman. I set certain rules, and I expect those rules to be obeyed.
- Ariel: But Dad, I...
- Triton: [interrupts] Is it true you rescued a human from drowning?
- Ariel: Daddy, I had to...
- Triton: Contact between the human world and the mer-world is strictly forbidden. Ariel, you know that! Everyone knows that.
- Ariel: He would have died.
- Triton: [coldly] One less human to worry about.
- Ariel: [frustrated] You don't even know him.
- Triton: Know him? I don't have to know him! They're all the same. Spineless, savage, harpooning fish-eaters, incapable of any feeling...
- Ariel: [interrupts] Daddy, I love him!
- [Ariel gasps, realizing she accidentally slipped the truth]
- Triton: [shocked] No! Have you lost your senses completely? He's a human. You're a mermaid.
- Ariel: I don't care.
- Triton: So help me, Ariel, I am going to get through to you. And if this is the only way, so be it!
- [He proceeds to destroy Ariel's collection of human objects with his trident]
- Louis: [singing] 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 / Ah, mais oui ça 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 / 'Cause I love little fishes, don't you? / Here's something for tempting the palate / Prepared in the classic technique / First you pound the fish flat with the mallet / Then you slash through the skin, give the belly a slice / Then you rub some salt in, 'cause that makes it taste nice!
- [Sees Sebastian]
- Louis: Zut alors! I have missed one.
- [Picks him up]
- Louis: Sacrebleu! 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'll 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 / Toodle-oo, mon poisson, au revoir!
- [Eric is Playing a melancholic rendition of 'Part of Your World' on his flute as Grimsby aproaches]
- Grimsby: Eric, if I may say, far better than any dream girl is one of flesh and blood. One warm, and caring, and right before your eyes.
- [Grimsby motions up towards Ariel's bedroom window and leaves. A smile cracks Eric's face, and in a moment of realization Eric throws his flute to the sea and leaves to speak to his lovely young friend, when he hears a familiar voice singing and sees a beautiful young woman walking on the beach, which is really Ursula in disguise. The woman continues to sing and places the Prince under a trance]
- Sebastian: Down here all the fish is happy / As off to the waves they roll, yeah / The fish on the land ain't happy / They sad 'cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fate / One day when the boss get hungry.
- Fish: Guess who gonna be on the plate
- Ursula: Well, angelfish, the solution to your problem is simple. The only way to get what you want is to become a human yourself.
- Ariel: Can you do that?
- [this gives Ursula an evil idea, but she pretends to be kind]
- Ursula: [politely] 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.
- Prince Eric: [upon first meeting Ariel, after she's signed her soul over to Ursula, lost her voice, been turned into a human, and nearly drowned] Gee, you must have really been through something.
- Triton: I'm really looking forward to this performance, Sebastian.
- Sebastian: Your Majesty! This will be the finest concert I have ever conducted. Your daughters, they will be spectacular!
- Triton: Yes. And especially my little Ariel.
- Sebastian: Yes, yes. She has the most beautiful voice. Hmm?
- [to himself]
- Sebastian: If only she'd show up for rehearsals once in a while.
- Ursula: [singing] 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!
- Sebastian: Ariel, listen to me. The human world is a mess. Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there.
- [singing]
- Sebastian: 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 / 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 floating / Under the sea!
- Triton: Do you think I was too hard on her?
- Sebastian: 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.
- Triton: [perks up in agreement] You're absolutely right, Sebastian.
- Sebastian: [politely] Of course.
- Triton: Ariel needs constant supervision.
- Sebastian: [in agreement] Constant.
- Triton: Someone to watch over her, to keep her out of trouble.
- Sebastian: [in agreement] All the time.
- Triton: [points at Sebastian] And you are just the crab to do it!
- Ursula: And there is one more thing. We haven't discussed the subject of payment. You can't get something for nothing, you know.
- Ariel: But I don't have any...
- Ursula: I'm not asking much. Just a token really, a trifle. You'll never even miss it. What I want from you is your voice.
- Ariel: My voice?
- Ursula: You got it, sweetcakes. No more talking, singing. Zip!
- Ursula: [watching Flotsam and Jetsam knock the boat with Ariel and Eric in it about to kiss] Nice work, boys. That was a close one. Too close. The little tramp!
- [sighs]
- Ursula: She's better than I thought. Well, at this rate, he'll be kissing her by sunset for sure.
- [smashes through her potions]
- Ursula: Well, it's time Ursula took matters into her own tentacles.
- [throws a bottle with a butterfly in it, into her cauldron]
- Ursula: Triton's daughter will be mine! And then I'll make him writhe. I'll see him wriggle like a worm on a hook!
- [laughs, transforming into Vanessa]
- Scuttle: [breathlessly] Ariel, I was flying... Of course, I was flying. And... I saw the... The watch... The witch was watching the mirror, and she was singin' with a stolen set of pipes. Do you hear what I'm tellin' you?
- [picks up Sebastian and slams him down on every word]
- Scuttle: The prince is marrying the sea witch in disguise!
- Sebastian: This has got to be, without a doubt, the single most humiliating day of my life.
- [Ariel pats him on the head]
- Sebastian: I hope that you appreciate what I go through for you, young lady. Now, we got to make a plan to get that boy to kiss you. Tomorrow, when he takes you for that ride, you gotta look your best. You gotta bat your eyes, like this.
- [does so]
- Sebastian: You gotta pucker up your lips, like this.
- [does so, notices that Ariel has fallen asleep. He sighs, and blows out the candle]
- Sebastian: You are hopeless, child. You know that? Completely hopeless.
- Ursula: 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'll turn back into a mermaid, and you belong to me!
- Triton: Sebastian. I'm concerned about Ariel. Have you noticed she's been acting peculiar lately?
- Sebastian: [pretending to act confused] Peculiar?
- Triton: You know, mooning about. Daydreaming, singing to herself. You haven't noticed?
- Sebastian: [slowly] Well, I...
- Triton: [suspicious] Sebastian.
- Sebastian: [looks up] Hmm?
- Triton: [suspicious] I know you've been keeping something from me.
- Sebastian: [nervously] Keeping something?
- Triton: About Ariel?
- Sebastian: [very nervously stops his knees from shaking] Ariel?
- Triton: [points his trident at Sebastian] In love?
- Sebastian: [whimpers nervously, then protesting] I tried to stop her, sir! She wouldn't listen! I told her to stay away from humans! They are bad! They are trouble!
- Triton: Humans? What about humans?
- Sebastian: Humans?
- [chuckles nervously as he floats away from Triton]
- Sebastian: Who said anything about humans?
- [Sebastian moves away but King Triton grabs him]
- Ursula: Come in. Come in, my child. We mustn't lurk in doorways. It's rude. One might question your upbringing.
- Ariel: [singing] 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.
- Flotsam & Jetsam: Poor child. Poor, sweet child. She has a very serious problem. If only there were something we could do. But there is something.
- Ariel: Who... who are you?
- Flotsam & Jetsam: 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.
- Ariel: I don't understand.
- Flotsam & Jetsam: Ursula has great powers.
- Ariel: The sea witch? Why, that's... I couldn't possibly. No! Get out of here. Leave me alone!
- Flotsam & Jetsam: Suit yourself. That was only a suggestion.
- [Jetsam flicks the broken statue's face towards Ariel]
- Ariel: [looking at the face] Wait.
- Flotsam & Jetsam: Yes?
- Ursula: [singing] I admit that in the past I've been nasty/They weren't kidding when they called me, well a witch/But you'll find that now-a-days/I've mended all my ways, repented, seen the light and took a switch/true? Yes. And I fortunately know a little magic/It's a talent that I always have possessed, but now dear lately, please don't laugh/I use it on behalf, of the miserable, lonely and depressed!
- [conjures a fat mermaid and a skinny merman]
- Ursula: [to Flotsam & Jetsam] Pathetic!
- Ursula: [Continues singing] 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?
- [snaps fingers and the pair become fit and hug each other]
- Ursula: Yes, indeed! Now it's 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 have to rake them across the coals!
- [turns them into seaweed people]
- Ursula: Yes I have had my share of complaints but on the whole I've been a saint!... to those Poor Unfortunate Sou-uls!
- Ariel: [singing] I wanna be where the people are, I wanna see, wanna see 'em dancing, walking around on those...
- [turns to Flounder]
- Ariel: What do you call 'em? Oh... feet!
- [Ariel playfully tugs on Flounder's fins]
- Ariel: [continues singing] Flippin' your fins, you don't get too far, legs are required for jumping, dancing! Strolling along down a...
- [pause]
- Ariel: 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!
- Scuttle: [Flying blissfully close to the wedding barge, as he hums the Wedding March]
- Vanessa: [singing in Ariel's Voice, to the tune of "Poor Unfortunate Souls"] What a lovely little bride I'll make/ My dear I'll look divine.
- Vanessa: [Chuckles, then continues Singing] Things are working out according/ To my ultimate design
- Scuttle: [Watching the entire scene gulps]
- Vanessa: [singing] Soon I'll have that little mermaid/ And the ocean will be mine
- Vanessa: [laughing into the mirror, whose reflection reveals she is indeed Ursula]
- Scuttle: [Gasps] The Sea Witch! Oh no. She's gonna. I gotta.
- [In his haste flys into the window by mistake]
- Scuttle: Ariel!
- Sebastian: 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.
- Triton: Any sign of them?
- Seahorse: No, Your Majesty. We searched everywhere. We've found no trace of your daughter or Sebastian.
- Triton: Well, keep looking. Leave no shell unturned, no coral unexplored, Let no one in this kingdom sleep until she's safe at home.
- Seahorse: [bows his head] Yes, sire.
- [leaves]
- Triton: [in shame] What have I done? What have I done?
- Prince Eric: You know, I feel really bad not knowing your name. Maybe I can guess. Is it Mildred?
- [Ariel looks disgusted]
- Prince Eric: Okay, no. How about Diana? Rachel?
- Sebastian: [Whispering] Ariel. Her name's Ariel.
- Prince Eric: Ariel?
- [Ariel nods]
- Prince Eric: Ariel? That's kind of pretty. Okay. Ariel.
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