Alan Menken
Part of Your World
[ARIEL] (spoken)
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...
[ARIEL] (sung)
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 WHO'S-ITS AND WHAT'S-ITS GALORE.
[ARIEL] (spoken)
You want thing-a-mabobs? I've got twenty!
[ARIEL] (sung)
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 -
[ARIEL] (spoken)
What do you call 'em? Oh, feet!
[ARIEL] (sung)
FLIPPIN' YOUR FINS, YOU DON'T GET TOO FAR,
LEGS ARE REQUIRED FOR JUMPING, DANCING,
STROLLING ALONG DOWN A -
[ARIEL] (spoken)
What's that word again?
[ARIEL] (sung)
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
BET 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.