PART OF YOUR WORLD (THE LITTLE MERMAID, 1989)

"Ariel, will you get your head out of the clouds and back in the water where it belongs?" -Sebastian

Under The Sea may have earned and won an Oscar for best original song and Kiss The Girl a nomination but Part Of Your World sung by Jodi Benson is definitely not to be missed. The innocence and longing to be in some other’s place is wonderfully rendered in the song. One of the best Disney animation before CGI takes over.


PART OF YOUR WORLD
sung by: Jodi Benson

Look at this stuff, Isn’t it neat?

Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete?

Wouldn’t you think I’m the girl

The girl who has ev’rything?

Look at this trove

Treasures untold

How many wonders can one cavern hold?

Lookin’ around here you’d think

(Sure) she’s got everything

I’ve got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty

I’ve got whozits and whatzits galore

(You want thingamabobs? I got twenty)

But who cares?

No big deal, I want more

I wanna be where the people are

I wanna see

Wanna see ‘em dancin’

Walkin’ around on those

(Whad’ya call ‘em?) oh - feet

Flippin’ your fins you don’t get too far

Legs are required for jumpin’, dancin’

Strollin’ along down a

(What’s that word again?) street

Up where they walk

Up where they run

Up where they stay all day in the sun

Wanderin’ free

Wish I could be

Part of that world

What would I give

If I could live out of these waters?

What would I pay to spend a day

Warm on the sand?

Betcha on land

They understand

Bet they don't reprimand their daughters

Bright young women

Sick o’ swimmin’

Ready to stand

And ready to know what the people know

Ask ‘em my questions

And get some answers

What’s a fire and why does it

(What’s the word?) burn?

When’s it my turn?

Wouldn’t I love

Love to explore that shore above?

Out of the sea

Wish I could be

Part of that world