'Poor Unfortunate Soul' sung
by Pat Carroll

URSULA
The only way to get what you
want is to become a human
yourself.

ARIEL
Can you do that?

URSULA
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.

I a
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'Poor Unfortunate Soul' sung
by Pat Carroll

URSULA
The only way to get what you
want is to become a human
yourself.

ARIEL
Can you do that?

URSULA
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.

I admit that in the past I've
been a nasty
They weren't kidding when they
called me, well, a witch
But you'll find that nowadays
I've mended all my ways
Repented, seen the light, and
made a switch
To this
And I fortunately know a
little magic
It's a talent that I always
have possessed
And dear lady, please don't
laugh
I use it on behalf
Of the miserable, the lonely,
and depressed (pathetic)

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?
Yes, indeed
Those 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 had to rake
'em 'cross the coals
Yes I've had the odd complaint
But on the whole I've been a
saint
To those poor unfortunate
souls

Have we got a deal?

ARIEL
If I become human, I'll never
be with my father or sisters
again.

URSULA
But you'll have your man, heh
heh. Life's full of tough
choices, isn't it? Heh heh.
Oh, and there is one more
thing.
We haven't discussed the
subject of payment.

ARIEL
But I don't have-

URSULA
I'm not asking much, just a
token really, a trifle!
What I want from you is - your
voice.

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,
ha!

The men up there don't like a
lot of blabber
They think a girl who gossips
is a bore!
Yet on land it's much prefered
for ladies not to say a word
And after all dear, what is
idle babble 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On a lady who's withdrawn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 get's a man

Come on you poor unfortunate
soul
Go ahead!
Make your choice!
I'm a very busy woman and I
haven't got all day
It won't cost much
Just your voice!
You poor unfortunate soul
It's sad but true
If you want to cross the
bridge, my sweet
You've got the 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

Beluga sevruga
Come winds of the Caspian Sea
Larengix glaucitis
Et max laryngitis
La voce to me

Now, sing!

ARIEL
Aah...

Keep singing!

Category Film & Animation

Tags Little, Mermaid, Poor, Unfortunate, Soul, English