Under The Sea – English Lyrics

• By: Disney Kids

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a musical journey "Under The Sea," a captivating Calypso and reggae-infused track from Disney's *The Little Mermaid*. This song offers a playful and engaging way to learn English vocabulary related to sea creatures, marine life, and expressions of joy and freedom, making language learning an enchanting adventure.

[English]

["UNDER THE SEA" PLAYING]

Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there.

(SINGING) (UNISON) The seaweed is always greener

In somebody else's lake

You dream about going up there

But that is a big mistake

Just look at the world around you

Right here on the ocean floor

Such wonderful things surround you

What more is you lookin' for?

Under the sea

Under the sea

Darling, it's better

Down where it's wetter

Take it from me

Up on the shore they work all day

Out in the sun they slave away

While we devotin'

Full time to floatin'

Under the sea

Yeah.

[LAUGHING]

(SINGING) (UNISON) Down here all the fish is happy

As off through the waves they roll

The fish on the land ain't happy

They sad 'cause they in the bowl

But fish in the bowl is lucky

They in for a worser fate

One day when the boss get hungry

Guess who's gon' be on the plate?

Oh, under the sea

Under the sea

Nobody beat us

Fry us and eat us

In fricassee

We what the land folks love to cook

Under the sea we off the hook

We got no troubles

Life is the bubbles

Under the sea

Under the sea

Under the sea

Under the sea

Since life is sweet here

We got the beat here

Naturally

Naturally

Even the sturgeon and the ray

They got the urge 'n' start to play

We got the spirit

You got to hear it

Under the sea

The newt play the flute

The carp play the harp

The plaice play the bass

And they soundin' sharp

The bass play the brass

The chub play the tub

The fluke is the duke of soul

Yeah

The ray he can play

The lings on the strings

The trout rockin' out

The blackfish she sings

The smelt and the sprat

They know where it's at

And oh that blowfish blow

[HORN]

...

[SLIDING SOUND]

[LIPS TRILLING]

[SCRATCHING]

[BOING]

...

[EXCLAMATION]

...

[LAUGH]

...

Yeah!

(SINGING) (UNISON) Under the sea

Under the sea

Under the sea

Under the sea

When the sardine

Begin the beguine

It's music to me

It's music to me

What do they got?

A lot of sand

We got a hot crustacean band

Each little clam here

Know how to jam here

Under the sea

Each little slug here

Cuttin' a rug here

Under the sea

Under the sea

Each little snail here

Know how to wail here

That's why it's hotter

Under the water

Ya we in luck here

Down in the muck here

Under the sea

Yeah!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the vast body of salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface
life /laɪf/ B1	noun - the existence of living beings; the quality that distinguishes living beings from inanimate matter
better /ˈbɛtər/ A2	adjective - of higher quality or more favorable
greener /ˈɡriːnər/ B2	adjective - more green; more environmentally friendly or literally more green
seaweed /ˈsiːwiːd/ B2	noun - marine algae collected from the sea
lake /leɪk/ A2	noun - a large inland body of standing water
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep; a cherished ambition or ideal verb - to experience dreams during sleep; to hope for or imagine
going /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of moving from one place to another; the present participle of go
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ A2	noun - an action or decision that is wrong or misguided
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ B1	noun - the vast body of salt water separating continents
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the bottom surface of a room or space; ground
wonderful /ˈwʌndərfl/ B2	adjective - extremely good; inspiring a sense of wonder
fish /fɪʃ/ A1	noun - an aquatic animal with gills, fins, and a backbone
bubbles /ˈbʌb·əlz/ B2	noun - gas-filled spheres in a liquid; small air/enclosed gas pockets
crustacean /krʌˈsteɪʃən/ B2	noun - an arthropod of the class Crustacea (crabs, lobsters, shrimp, etc.)
sardine /sɑːrˈdiːn/ B2	noun - a small oily fish of the herring family
plaice /pleɪs/ B2	noun - a flatfish commonly used for cooking
jam /dʒæm/ A2	verb - to play music together informally noun - a fruit preserve

Key Grammar Structures

• The seaweed is always greener In somebody else's lake

  ➔ comparative adjectives

  ➔ This line uses the comparative adjective "greener" to compare the seaweed favorably to that in another lake, emphasizing perceived superiority.

• You dream about going up there But that is a big mistake

  ➔ gerund after preposition

  ➔ The phrase "about going" uses the gerund "going" after the preposition "about", indicating the subject of dreaming.

• Such wonderful things surround you What more is you lookin' for?

  ➔ rhetorical question with contraction

  ➔ The line forms a rhetorical question with the contraction "you're" shortened to "you" in informal speech, emphasizing contentment.

• Down where it's wetter

  ➔ comparative adverbs

  ➔ The word "wetter" is a comparative adverb used with "where" to imply it's wetter down there than elsewhere.

• While we devotin' Full time to floatin'

  ➔ participle phrase with gerund

  ➔ This uses a participial phrase with truncated gerunds "devotin'" and "floatin'" to contrast activities while emphasizing leisure.

• The fish on the land ain't happy They sad 'cause they in the bowl

  ➔ negative contraction in informal speech

  ➔ The contraction "ain't" (for "aren't") and "they in" (for "they are in") convey informal negation and linking.

• But fish in the bowl is lucky They in for a worser fate

  ➔ non-standard comparative

  ➔ The word "worser" is a non-standard comparative form of "worse", used informally for emphasis on worse misfortune.

• We what the land folks love to cook

  ➔ inversion for emphasis (elliptical clause)

  ➔ The structure "We what" inverts to emphasize that 'we are what' the land folks love to cook, using ellipsis for "are".

• We got the spirit You got to hear it

  ➔ modal must with got to (have to)

  ➔ The phrase "got to hear" means 'must hear', using the colloquial equivalent of "have to" for obligation.

• Even the sturgeon and the ray They got the urge 'n' start to play

  ➔ present with historical present tense

  ➔ The use of present "got" and "start" makes the description vivid, as if happening now, despite being general.