Swinging on a Star-Tal Farlow Quartet/Charles Mingus

[00:02.84] [00:05.97]would you like to swing on a star [00:09.05] [00:10.54]carry moonbeams home in a jar [00:13.06] [00:13.57]and be better off than you are [00:17.07] [00:18.25]or would you rather be a mule [00:20.68] [00:21.75]a mule is an animal with long funny ears [00:25.84]kicks up at anything he hears [00:28.10] [00:29.58]his back is brawny and his brain is weak [00:33.33]he's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak [00:36.82]and by the way if you hate to go to school [00:40.14] [00:41.58]you may grow up to be a mule [00:44.03] [00:44.65]or would you like to swing on a star [00:48.16] [00:48.93]carry moonbeams home in a jar [00:52.36]and be better off than you are [00:55.92] [00:56.98]or would you rather be a pig [00:58.94] [01:00.88]a pig is an animal with dirt on his face [01:04.18] [01:05.12]his shoes are a terrible disgrace [01:06.99] [01:08.68]he ain't got no manners when he eats his food [01:12.17]he's fat and lazy and extremely rude [01:15.62]but if you don't care a feather or a fig [01:18.38] [01:20.33]you may grow up to be a pig [01:22.24] [01:36.09]or would you rather be a fish [01:38.22] [01:39.84]a fish won't do anything but swim in a brook [01:42.68] [01:43.42]he can't write his name or read a book [01:45.87] [01:47.63]and to fool the people is his only thought [01:50.80] [01:51.61]and though he's slippery he still gets caught [01:54.73]but then if that sort of life is what you wish [01:58.16] [01:59.34]you may grow up to be a fish [02:01.46] [02:02.21]and all the monkeys aren't in the zoo [02:06.02] [02:06.64]every day you meet quite a few [02:10.13]so you see it's all up to you [02:13.44] [02:15.19]you can be better than you are [02:22.73] [02:23.72]you could be swingin' on a star