The Scuttlebutt
In the live-action movie adaptation, Scuttle gets a song when she rushes into Ariel's room on the morning of the third day to share gossip she's heard about how Eric is going to propose. It's not a pretty song, but I dig the rhythm, the reggae sound and the whip-quick lyrics, plus it's fun how a simple two-syllable repetition of "Let's go, let's go, let's go" becomes a memetic sound all its own (with a callback later in the film).
Scuttle:
Hey wake up, wake up, wake up
Sebastian:
What?
Scuttle:
Hey, have you not heard the scuttlebutt
Sebastian:
Your butt?
Scuttle:
No, the gossip, the buzz
The who-said-what who-does-that
Yeah the scuttlebutt
Well I was flying over land and sea
And ear to the ground
Then I came flying here for you to see
And hear what I found
Remember the swamp
Remember my song in the swamp
When I was like
Wah chicka-wah-wah chicka-wah-wah
Sebastian:
I remember
Scuttle:
Well ever since the what's-his-name
The guy with the hair and the shirt
Sebastian:
The prince
Scuttle:
Yeah, the prince
Has been dropping hints
He wants to
You know when humans dress all nice
Like they're penguins
Throw rice for the pigeons
They're trying to blow up the pigeons
But those are just urban legends
I know a lot of really fat pigeons
Sebastian:
Scuttle
Scuttle:
Will you just listen, Sebastian
I got the scuttlebutt
Sebastian:
Hurry up
Scuttle:
You'll be like, what
When I drop that scuttlebutt
Okay now huddle up, buttercup
From the women who wash all the clothes
To the hunter who arrows the bows
The chatter all over the palace
Is that your Prince Eric is gonna propose
Sebastian:
What
Scuttle:
To somebody nobody knows
They say and he suddenly chose
Sebastian:
Who
Scuttle:
Who? You sound like an owl
I'll bet it's the kid with the new set of toes
Sebastian:
No
Scuttle:
Oh, yes
Anything goes
Who'd ever guess
Our little Ariel's marriage material
Time for the rice and the dress
And the what-do-you-call it
The thing with the lips when they press
I don't have lips, I have a beak
So I guess I could give you a peck on the cheek
Sebastian:
I don't believe it
Scuttle:
Say, you're awfully quiet
Oh, yeah
So what now?
Sebastian:
Let's go, let's go, let's go
Scuttle:
Can you believe the scuttlebutt
Sebastian:
Get dressed, child
Scuttle:
You're welcome for the scuttlebutt
Sebastian:
We got a lotta work to do before sundown
Scuttle:
S-s-s-s-s-scuttlebutt, scuttlebutt, hey
Sebastian:
Oh, please let this be the day
Scuttle:
Let's go, let's go
Scuttle & Sebastian:
Let's go
We got it
The gossip, the buzz
The who-said-what who-does-that yeah-I-told-you-so
Let's go, let's go, let's go
Sebastian:
We gotta go before the sun go down
Scuttle:
What?
Gotta get her ready for the big showdown
Sebastian:
Right
Sebastian:
Go ahead and get her out of bed
Scuttle & Sebastian:
And get her ready for the wedding
Sun is setting, so we can't slow down
The scuttlebutt
