Part of Your World

Part of Your World is a song written and composed by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for The Little Mermaid, which later become Ariel's theme song. It is also featured in the Broadway musical adaptation of the film and Kingdom Hearts II.

This song was included on the tape, Disney Sing-Along Songs: Circle of Life.

Plot
The song is sung by Ariel, the title character, while in her hidden cavern which holds all of her treasures, most of which are human objects. It reveals how Ariel longs to be human and live among their culture, and how she's tired of being a mermaid living under the sea.

In the second movie, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, it is sung at the end of the movie by country singer, Chely Wright.

For Kingdom Hearts II, It was sung by Ariel twice. The first time was when she rescued Eric, and the second was in a minigame. It was also sung by Ursula, disguised as Vanessa, when she hypnotized Eric.

Lyrics
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 everything?

Look at this trove, treasures untold How many wonders can one cavern hold? Looking around here you 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've 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' Walking around on those... What do you call 'em? Oh, feet

Flippin' your fins, you don't get too far Legs are required for jumpin', dancin' Strolling 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? Bet'cha on land they understand Bet they don't reprimand their daughters Bright, young women, sick of swimmin', ready to stand

And I'm 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 up above? Out of the sea Wish I could be Part of that world

Finale
Now we can walk! Now we can run! Now we can stay all day in the sun!

Just you and me! Then I can be, Part of Your World!

Musical Finale
Ensemble And now at last Love has surpassed Each tribulation!

Mermaid and man Finally can Join and be one

Now they can smile Walking the aisle Here at their wedding celebration!

Eric Sailing forward

Ariel Standing steady

Both Starting life, completely ready!

Ensemble And now they can be who they're meant to be Now they can gaze on a new horizon Here between ocean and sky Forever and on!

Now they can walk Now they can run Now they can stay all day in the sun!

Eric Just you and me

Ariel And I will be

All Part of your world!

Trivia

 * In the 2006 2-Disc Platinum Edition, the reprise part was given a higher pitch.
 * Jodi Benson sang 'Part of Your World' in the dark to get that 'under the sea' feeling.
 * "Part of Your World" was nearly cut because Jeffrey Katzenberg felt that it was "boring", as well as being too far over the heads of the children for whom it was intended.
 * Alan Menken and Howard Ashman discovered that the song shared contextual and rhythmic similarities between "Somewhere That's Green" from Little Shop of Horrors, which leading them to humorously called it as "Somewhere That's Dry".
 * Jodi Benson sang this song when she received her Disney Legend award in 2011.