Swingin' On A Star-Studio Group

[ti:Swingin' On a Star] [ar:Studio Group] [al:Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song: 50 Songs and Stories for Children] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Swingin' On A Star - Studio Group [00:06.82]Would you like to swing on a star [00:08.96] [00:09.83]Carry moonbeams home in a jar [00:11.86] [00:12.76]And be better off than you are [00:14.88] [00:15.78]Or would you rather be a mule [00:18.27] [00:19.35]A mule is an animal with long funny ears [00:22.40]He kicks up at anything he hears [00:24.32] [00:25.33]His back is brawny but his brain is weak [00:28.22]He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak [00:31.17]And by the way if you hate to go to school [00:33.98] [00:35.04]You may grow up to be a mule [00:37.48]Oh would you like to swing on a star [00:40.09] [00:40.68]Carry moonbeams home in a jar [00:43.02] [00:43.69]And be better off than you are [00:46.25] [00:47.54]Or would you rather be a pig [00:49.34] [00:50.43]A pig is an animal with dirt on his face [00:53.54]His shoes are a terrible disgrace [00:55.47] [00:56.15]He has no manners when he eats his food [00:59.46]He's fat and lazy and extremely rude [01:02.54]But if you don't care a feather or a fig [01:04.79] [01:06.25]You may grow up to be a pig [01:07.85] [01:08.68]A fish won't do anything [01:10.38]But swim in a brook [01:12.14]He can't write his name or read a book [01:14.22] [01:14.82]To fool the people is his only thought [01:18.13]And though he's slippery he still gets caught [01:21.10]But if then that sort of life is what you want [01:23.52] [01:24.92]You may grow up to be a fish [01:26.81] [01:27.38]And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo [01:29.70] [01:30.57]Everyday you meet quite a few [01:32.94] [01:33.64]So you see it's all up to you [01:36.20] [01:37.06]You could be better than you are [01:39.89] [01:40.67]You could be swinging on a star