"It's what I live for. To help unfortunate menfolk like yourselves. Poor souls with no one else to turn to" said Ursula.
She sang about herself.
I admit that in the past I've been 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 ladies, please don't laugh, I use it on behalf
Of the miserable, 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
She turned back to the girls and said "Now. Here's the deal"
"We're listening" said Belle.
"I will make you a potion that will turn you back into yourselves for three days. Got that? Three days" said Ursula.
"Got it" said Ariel.
"Good. Now, listen. This is important. Before the sun sets on the third day, you've got to track down the Slugasaurus. That is you've got to find him. But find him before he finds you. If you do find him before the sun sets on the third day, you'll remain human permanently" said Ursula.
"But what happens if we don't?" said Livvy.
"If you don't, you turn back into mermaids. And... you belong... to me. Have we got a deal?" said Ursula.
"If we remain mermaids... we'll never be with our father or friends again" said Ariel.
"That's right. But this one will have her original life back. Life's full of tough choices id'nit?" Ursula laughed.
"Well..." said Belle.
"Oh! And there is one more thing. We haven't discussed the subject of payment. You can't get something for nothing you know" said Ursula.
"But we don't have any..." Ariel began.
"I'm not asking much. Just a token. Merely trifle. Fine sisters... what I want from you three is... this one's voice" said Ursula.
Ariel was who she pointed at.
"My voice?" said Ariel.
"You've got it, sweetcakes. No more talking, singing, ZIP" said Ursula.
"But how can we explain to Daddy that Ariel got her voice taken away?" said Belle.
"He's the Red Wiggle. He'll believe anything" said Ursula.
"He didn't believe us when we told him about the Slugasaurus. And without my voice, how can I..." said Ariel.
Ursula continued her song.
You'll have your looks, your pretty face
And don't underestimate the importance of body language
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 preferred for ladies not to say a word
And after all, dear, what is idle prattle for?
Come on, they're not all that impressed with conversation
True gentlemen avoid it when they can
But they dolt and swoon and fawn on a lady who's withdrawn
It's she who holds her tongue that gets a man
Come on, you poor unfortunate souls
Go ahead! Make your choice!
I'm a very busy woman and I haven't got all day
It won't cost much, just her voice
You poor unfortunate souls, it's sad but true
If you want to cross the bridge, my sweets, you've got to 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
These poor unfortunate souls
Beluga, sevruga come winds of the Caspian Sea
Larengix, glaucitus et max laryngitis la voce to me
Now... sing!
Ariel: Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ursula took Ariel's voice using magic.
Then she waved her hands and the three girls got their legs back and swam to the surface.
