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