Swinging On a Star-Dion/The Belmonts

[ti:Swinging on a Star] [ar:Dion] [al:My Private Joy] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Swinging On a Star - Dion/The Belmonts [00:11.60]A mule is an animal with long funny ears [00:14.97]Kicks up at anything he hears [00:18.16]His back is brawny and his brain is weak [00:22.20]He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak [00:25.58]And by the way if you hate to go to school [00:30.37]You may grow up to be a mule [00:33.21]Or would you like to swing on a star [00:37.08]Carry moonbeams home in a jar [00:40.81]And be better off than you are [00:44.53] [00:45.14]Or would you rather be a pig [00:47.62] [00:50.79]A pig is an animal with dirt on his face [00:54.19]His shoes are a terrible disgrace [00:57.99]He's got no manners when he eats his food [01:01.62]He's fat and lazy and extremely rude [01:05.14]But if you don't care a feather or a fig [01:09.54]You may grow up to be a pig [01:11.92] [01:12.74]Or would you like to swing on a star [01:16.02] [01:16.55]Carry moonbeams home in a jar [01:20.34]And be better off than you are [01:23.91] [01:24.73]Or would you rather be a fish [01:27.10] [01:30.29]A fish won't do anything but swim in a brook [01:33.63]He can't write his name or read a book [01:36.33] [01:37.29]To fool the people is his only thought [01:40.46] [01:41.17]And though he's slippery he still gets caught [01:44.77]But then if that sort of life is what you wish [01:48.80] [01:49.33]You may grow up to be a fish [01:51.80] [01:52.57]And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo [01:56.32]Every day you meet quite a few [01:59.97]So you see it's all up to you [02:04.47]You can be better than you are [02:08.40]You can be swinging on a star