"The Scuttlebutt" is a rap song in the 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. It is sung by Sebastian and Scuttle. According to Alan Menken, the song was created about their own theories where they heard rumors that the prince has decided to marry. They think it's Ariel, but they don't know it's Ursula in the form of Vanessa.[1]
Lyrics[]
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
An 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
"Womp, chicka womp-womp, chicka womp-woooomp"
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 droppin' hints
He wants to you know
When humans dress all nice
Like they're penguins?
Throw rice for the pigeons?
They're tryin' to blow up the pigeons
But those are just urban legends
I know a lot of really fat pigeons—
Sebastian: Scuttle, I—
Scuttle:
Will... you... just... listen?!
Sebastian, I got the scuttlebutt!
Sebastian: Hurry up!
Scuttle: You'll be like, "What?!"
When I drop the 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're saying 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 whaddayacall 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 gotta 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
Both: 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!
Scuttle: Go ahead and get her out of bed
Both: And get her ready for the wedding
Sun is setting, so we can't slow down
The scuttlebutt!
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- The song's name is a reference to The Little Mermaid animated series, where it's stated in the first episode of season 3 that Scuttle's original name was Scuttlebutt, but he changed it.[2]
- The song is similar to "Positoovity" from the Broadway musical with Scuttle in the remake getting her own song.
References[]
- ↑ "Alan Menken Reveals Details on New LITTLE MERMAID Songs Written With Lin-Manuel Miranda". Broadway World. Retrieved on April 3, 2023.
- ↑ "The Little Mermaid TV Series Season 3". Wikipedia.
