Oh, 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
He 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 could grow up
To be a mule
Oh, 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 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 and lazy
And extremely rude
But if you don't
Care a feather
Or a fig
You may grow up
To be a pig
Oh, 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
Kind of life is
What you wish
You may grow up
To be a fish
And all the
Monkeys aren't
In a zoo
Every day you
See quite a few
So you see
It's all up to you
You can be better
Than you are
You can be
Swinging on a star... !