Title: Swinging On A Star
Artist: Jimmy Van Husen, Johnny Burke
Genre: Pop
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T:Swinging On A Star
T:SWINGING ON A STAR
T:JOHNNY BURKE
C:Jimmy Van Husen
Z:All Rights Reserved
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w: Would you|like to swing on a|star, Car- ry|moon- beams home in a|jar, * And be|
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w: bet- ter off than you|are,|Or rath- er like to be a|mule? _ A|
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w: mule is an an- i- mal with|long fun- ny ears, He|kicks up at an- y- thing he|hears. _ His|back is brawn- y and his|
w: pig is an an- i- mal with|dirt on his face, His|shoes are a ter- ri- ble dis-|grace. _ He's|got no man- ners when he|
w: fish won't do an- y- thing but|swim in a brook, He|can't write his name or read a|book. _ To|fool the peo- ple is his|
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w: brain is weak, _ He's|just plain stu- pid with a|stub- born streak And, by the|way, if you hate to go to|school,|
w: eats his food, _ He's|fat and la- zy and ex-|treme- ly rude, But if you|don't care a feath- er or a|fig,|
w: on- ly thought, _ And|though he's slip- per- y, he|still gets caught. But then if|that sort of life is what you|wish,|
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w: You may grow up to be a|mule. _ Or would you|like to swing on a|star, Car- ry|
w: You may grow up to be a|pig. _ Or would you|like to swing on a|star, Car- ry|
w: You may grow up to be a|fish. _ And all the|mon- keys aren't in the|zoo, Ev- 'ry|
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w: moon- beams home in a|jar, _ And be|bet- ter off than you|are.|
w: moon- beams home in a|jar, _ And be|bet- ter off than you|are.|
w: day you meet quite a|few, _ So you|see it's all up to|you.|
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w: Or would you rath- er be a|pig? _ A|||
w: Or would you rath- er be a|fish? _ A|||
w: You can be bet- er than you||are,|You could be Swing- ing On A|
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