Swinging On a Star (Going My Way)
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, but 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, ooh-doo
Or would you rather be a pig?
A pig is an animal with dirt on his face
His shoes are a terrible disgrace
He has no manners when he eats his food
He's fat 'n 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
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
A new kind of jumped-up, slippery fish
And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo
Every day you'll 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
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, but 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, ooh-doo
Or would you rather be a pig?
A pig is an animal with dirt on his face
His shoes are a terrible disgrace
He has no manners when he eats his food
He's fat 'n 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
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
A new kind of jumped-up, slippery fish
And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo
Every day you'll 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
Credits
Writer(s): Johnny Burke, Jimmy Heusen-van
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Other Album Tracks
- Sweet Leilani (Waikiki Wedding)
- Small Frey (Sing You Sinners)
- White Christmas (Holiday Inn)
- Swinging On a Star (Going My Way)
- Put It There, Pal (Road to Utopia)
- Ballin the Jack (On the Riviera)
- St. Louis Blues (Birth of the Blues)
- Lullaby of Broadway (Gold Diggers of 1935)
- Thanks for the Memory (The Big Broadcast of 1938)
- The Last Time I Saw Paris (Lady Be Good)
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