Would you Like to Swing on a Star

FIRST VOCAL NOTE – D7, 2ND STRING – AN OCTAVE HIGHER

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Would you [D7] like to swing on a [G7] star, carry [C] moonbeams home in a [F] jar?  And be [D7] better off than you [G7] are,  [C7] or would you rather be a [F] mule?

A [F] mule is an animal with long funny ears – he kicks up at anything he hears.  His [G7] back is brawny and his [C] brain is weak,  He’s [Dm] just plain [G7] stupid with a [C] stubborn [C7] streak.  And [F] if you hate to go to [D7] school,  [G7] You may grow [C7] up to be a [F] mule.

Would you [D7] like to swing on a [G7] star?  Carry [C] moonbeams home in a [F] jar?  And be [D7] better off than you [G7] are,  [C7] or would you rather be a [F] pig?

A [F] pig is an animal with dirt on his face.  His shoes are a terrible disgrace.  He’s [G7] got no manners when he [C] eats his food;  He’s [Dm] fat and [G7] lazy and [C] extremely [C7]rude.  But if [F] you don’t care a feather or a [D7] fig,  [G7] You may grow [C7] up to be a [F] pig.

Would you [D7] like to swing on a [G7] star?  Carry [C] moonbeams home in a [F] jar?  And be [D7] better off than you [G7] are, [C7] or would you rather be a [F] fish?

A [F] fish won’t do anything but swim in a brook,  He can’t write his name or read a book.   To [G7] fool the people is his [C] only thought,  And [Dm] though he’s [G7] slippery, he [C] still gets [C7]caught.  Then [F] if that sort of life is what you [D7] wish,  [G7] You may grow [C7] up to be a [F] fish.

And all the [D7] monkeys aren’t in the [G7] zoo,  Every [C] day you meet quite a [F] few;   So [D7] you see it’s all up to [G] you  [C7] You can be better than you [F ] are,  [G7] You could be [C7] swinging on a [F] star.