Lea Salonga & Brad Kane
Carmen Twillie & Lebo M
Angela Lansbury
Samuel E. Wright
Walt Disney Records & Matthew Broderick & Joseph Williams & Ernie Sabella & Nathan Lane & Jason Weaver
Samuel E. Wright
Walt Disney Records & Laura Williams & Rowan Atkinson & Jason Weaver
Pat Carroll
Dick Van Dyke & Matthew Garber & Karen Dotrice & Julie Andrews
Dick Van Dyke & Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke
Julie Andrews
Hayley Mills & Hayley Mills
Annette Funicello
Burl Ives
Paul Frees
J. Pat O’Malley & Disney Studio Chorus
Kirk Douglas
Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, The Jud Conlon Chorus & Tommy Luske
Cinderella’s Mice Chorus
Ilene Woods & Cinderella’s Mice Chorus
James Baskett
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
Walt Disney Records & Donald Novis
Adriana Caselotti
Disney Studio Chorus
The only song written for and featured in the 1954 Disney film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, it is sung by Ned Land (Kirk Douglas) towards the beginning of the movie and many references to this song appear throughout the rest of the movie.
[Chorus]
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
[Verse 1]
There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagascar
She would kiss me, any time that I would ask her
Then one evening her flame of love blew out
Blow me down and pick me up!
She swapped me for a trout
[Chorus]
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
[Verse 2]
There was Typhoon Tessie, met her on the coast of Java
When we kissed I bubbled up like molten lava
Then she gave me the scare of my young life
Blow me down and pick me up!
She was the captain's wife
[Chorus]
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
[Bridge]
Then there was Harpoon Hannah
Had a look that spelled out danger
My heart quivered when she whispered "I'm there, Stranger"
Bought her Trinkets, that sailors can't afford (Sailors can't afford)
And when I spend my last red cent
She tossed me overboard!
[Chorus]
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
A Whale of a Tale was written by Norman Gimbel & Al Hoffman.