Monday, June 1, 2009
Would you Like to Swing on a Star?
Would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a mule?
A mule is an animal with long funny ears
Kicks up at anything he hears
His back is brawny and his brain is weak
He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak
And by the way, if you hate to go to school
You may grow up to be a mule
Or would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a pig?
A pig is an animal with dirt on his face
His shoes are a terrible disgrace
He ain't got no manners when he eats his food
He's fat and lazy and extremely rude
But if you don't care a feather or a fig
You may grow up to be a pig
Or would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a fish?
A fish won't do anything, but swim in a brook
He can't write his name or read a book
And to fool the people is his only thought
And though he's slippery, he still gets caught
But then if that sort of life is what you wish
You may grow up to be a fish
And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo
Every day you meet quite a few
So you see it's all up to you
You can be better than you are
You could be swingin' on a star
No I'd just like to be Baby Joselyn swinging
on a swing! She's the sweetest...
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How sweet and my favourite song from childhood! The version I remember is Bing Crosby, I think?
ReplyDeleteI have never heard that song before, but will search for it to find the melody so I can sing it to my children. I'm sure they will love the words as much as me.
ReplyDeleteBaby Joselyn is too precious!
You got it LeAnn it is Bing Crosby.
ReplyDeleteKelly, you probably never heard of Romper Room...that was a kids show we had when I was young. They sang it a lot...I am sooooo old its scarey!
Romper Room was still on in the 70s when I was growing up, but I was raised more on Mr Rogers, Sesame Street & Captain Kangaroo.
ReplyDeleteBut I don't think you qualify for old or scary!