Under the Sea is a song from the 1989 Disney animated film, The Little Mermaid. It was composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and is performed by the character Sebastian. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1990.
Da seaweed is always greener In somebody else's lake You dream about going up dere But dat is a big mistake Just look at da world around you Right here on de ocean floor Such wonderful things surround you What more is you lookin' for
Under da sea, under da sea Darling it's better down where it's wetter, take it from me Up on da shore dey work all day Out in da sun dey slave away While we devotin' full time to floatin' Under da sea
Down here all de fish is happy As off t'rough da waves dey roll da fish on da land ain't happy dey sad 'cause dey in da bowl But fish in da bowl is lucky dey in for a worser fate One day when da boss get hungry Guess who gon' be on da plate
Under da sea, under da sea Nobody beat us, fry us and eat us in fricassee We what da land folks loves to cook Under da sea we off da hook We got no troubles, life is da bubbles Under da sea, Under da sea Since life is sweet here, we got da beat here, naturally Even da sturgeon an' de ray dey get de urge 'n start to play We got de spirit, you got to hear it Under da sea
da newt play da flute de carp play de harp de plaice play de bass And dey soundin' sharp da bass play da brass da chub play da tub da fluke is the duke of soul (YEAH!) da ray he can play de ling's on de strings da trout rockin' out da blackfish she sings da smelt and da sprat dey know where it's at An' oh, dat blowfish blow
Under da sea, under da sea When da sardine begin da 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 Under da sea Each little slug here cutting a rug here Under da sea Each little snail here know how to wail here dat's why it's hotter under da water Ya, we in luck here, down in de muck here Under da sea