Fathoms Below lyrics
by Alan Menken
[PILOT] (singing)
I'LL TELL YOU A TALE OF THE BOTTOMLESS BLUE
[SAILORS]
AND IT'S HEY TO THE STARBOARD, HEAVE-HO
[PILOT]
BRAVE SAILOR, BEWARE, 'CAUSE A BIG 'UNS A-BREWIN'
[SAILORS]
IN MYSTERIOUS FATHOMS BELOW, HEAVE-HO
[PILOT]
I'LL SING YOU A SONG OF THE KING OF THE SEA
[SAILORS]
AN' IT'S HEY TO THE STARBOARD, HEAVE-HO
[PILOT]
THE RULER OF ALL OF THE OCEANS IS HE
[PILOT, & SAILORS]
IN MYSTERIOUS FATHOMS BELOW
FATHOMS BELOW, BELOW
FROM WHENCE WAYWARD WESTERLIES BLOW
WHERE TRITON IS KING
AND HIS MERPEOPLE SING
IN MYSTERIOUS FATHOMS BELOW
[PRINCE ERIC] (spoken)
Isn't this perfection, Grimsby? Out on the open sea, surrounded by nothing but water!
[GRIMSBY]
Oh, yes, it's simply... delightful.
[ERIC] (sung)
THE SALT ON YOUR SKIN
AND THE WIND IN YOUR HAIR
AND THE WAVES AS THEY EBB AND THEY FLOW
WE'RE MILES FROM THE SHORE
AND GUESS WHAT, I DON'T CARE!
[GRIMSBY]
AS FOR ME, I'M ABOUT TO HEAVE HO!
[PILOT] (spoken)
Back to work!
[PILOT, & SAILORS] (sung)
I'LL SING YOU A SONG OF THE KING OF THE SEA
AN' IT'S HEY TO THE STARBOARD, HEAVE-HO
THE RULER OF ALL OF THE OCEANS IS HE
IN MYSTERIOUS FATHOMS BELOW
[GRIMSBY] (spoken)
King of the sea? Why, that's nautical nonsense - nothing but a superstition!
[PILOT] (sung)
THE KING OF THE OCEAN GETS ANGRY
AN' WHEN HE GETS ANGRY, BEWARE
I'M TELLIN' YA, LAD,
WHEN KING TRITON IS MAD
HOW THE WAVES'LL BUCK, ROCK TO AND FRO
[PILOT, & SAILORS]
HOLD ON,
GOOD LUCK,
AS DOWN YOU GO
[ARIEL]
AA-AA-AAH, A-AA-AAH
A-AA-AAH, A-AA-AAA-AAH
[ERIC] (spoken)
What is that? Do you hear something?
[GRIMSBY]
My lord, please. Enough sea-faring! You've got to get back to court, to honor your father's dying wish and take up his crown!
[ERIC]
That's not the life for me, Grimsby.
[ARIEL] (sung)
AA-AA-AAH, A-AA-AAH
AA-AA-AHH, A-AA-AAA-AAH
[ERIC] (spoken)
There it is again!
[PILOT]
We ought to head back to shore, your majesty.
[GRIMSBY]
Indeed, we should!
[ERIC]
Not while I'm captain. Now follow that voice! To the ends of thе earth if we have to!
[PILOT]
Ayе-aye, Captain!
[PILOT, & SAILORS] (sung)
THERE'S MERMAIDS OUT THERE IN THE BOTTOMLESS BLUE
AN' IT'S HEY TO THE STARBOARD, HEAVE-HO
WATCH OUT FOR 'EM, LAD, OR YOU'LL GO TO YOUR RUIN
IN MYSTERIOUS FATHOMS BELOW