Sweet Child lyrics
by Alan Menken
[FLOTSAM] (spoken)
Poor child
[JETSAM]
Poor, sweet child.
[FLOTSAM]
She has a very serious problem, hasn't she?
[JETSAM]
Hmm, if only.
[FLOTSAM]
There were something–
[JETSAM]
–we could do.
[ARIEL]
Who are you two?
[FLOTSAM] (sung)
SWEET CHILD
[JETSAM]
POOR CHILD.
[FLOTSAM]
SO TRAGIC
[JETSAM]
SO MISUNDERSTOOD.
[FLOTSAM]
DEAR CHILD
[JETSAM]
SAD CHILD.
[FLOTSAM]
LIFE'S LOOKING
[JETSAM]
SHALL WE SAY
[FLOTSAM]
NOT GOOD.
[JETSAM]
NO.
[FLOTSAM]
WHO WILL EASE HER WOES AND WORRIES?
[JETSAM]
WHO WILL HELP HER GET HER MAN?
[FLOTSAM, & JETSAM]
SWEET CHILD.
PERHAPS THE SEA WITCH CAN!
[ARIEL] (spoken)
You can't possibly mean aunt Ursula?
[FLOTSAM] (sung)
SHE KNOWS YOUR DREAMS
[ARIEL] (spoken)
Father says her magic is evil.
[JETSAM] (sung)
SHE'LL GRANT YOUR PRAYER
[ARIEL] (spoken)
Please I have to go!
[FLOTSAM] (sung)
SHE'LL CAST A CHARM
[JETSAM]
A TINY SPELL.
[FLOTSAM]
WHY THE ALARM?
[JETSAM]
NO ONE WILL TELL
[FLOTSAM]
NO ONE WILL CARE.
[JETSAM]
IT'S YOUR AFFAIR.
[FLOTSAM, & JETSAM]
SWEET CHILD
[FLOTSAM]
DEAR CHILD
[JETSAM]
POOR CHILD.
[FLOTSAM]
SAD CHILD.
[FLOTSAM, & JETSAM]
WE'LL BRING YOU TO HER LAIR RIGHT NOW.
BET IN HALF A SEC,
YOUR PRINCE AND YOU ARE RECONCILED.
[FLOTSAM] (spoken)
Together...
[JETSAM]
Forever...
[ARIEL]
Take me to her!
[FLOTSAM, & JETSAM] (sung)
SWEET CHILD.