| F#7 | B7 | |
| Would you l | ike to swing on a st | ar |
| E7 | A | |
| Carry m | oonbeams home in a j | ar |
| F#7 | B7 | |
| And be b | etter off than you | are |
| E7 | A |
| Or would you rather be a m | ule? |
| A | D | A | D | |
| A m | ule is an | animal with l | ong funny | ears |
| A | D | A | F#m7 | |
| He k | icks up at | anything he h | ears |
| B7 | E | |
| His b | ack is brawny, but his br | ain is weak |
| F#m7 | B7 | E | E7 | |
| He’s j | ust plain st | upid with a st | ubborn str | eak |
| A | D | A | F#7 | Bm7 | |
| And by the w | ay, if you h | ate to go to sc | hool |
| E7 | A | |
| You may grow | up to be a m | ule |
| F#7 | B7 | |
| Or would you l | ike to swing on a st | ar |
| E7 | A | |
| Carry m | oonbeams home in a j | ar |
| F#7 | B7 | |
| And be b | etter off than you | are |
| E7 | A |
| Or would you rather be a p | ig? |
| A | D | A | D | |
| A p | ig is an | animal with d | irt on his f | ace |
| A | D | A | F#m7 | |
| His sh | oes are a t | errible disgr | ace |
| B7 | E | |
| He h | as no manners when he | eats his food |
| F#m7 | B7 | E | E7 | |
| He’s f | at and l | azy and extr | emely r | ude |
| A | D | A | F#7 | Bm7 | |
| But if you d | on’t care a f | eather or a f | ig |
| E7 | A | |
| You may grow | up to be a p | ig |
| F#7 | B7 | |
| Or would you l | ike to swing on a st | ar |
| E7 | A | |
| Carry m | oonbeams home in a j | ar |
| F#7 | B7 | |
| And be b | etter off than you | are |
| E7 | A | |
| Or would you rather be a f | ish? |
| A | D | A | D | |
| A f | ish won’t do | anything but sw | im in a br | ook |
| A | D | A | F#m7 | |
| He c | an’t write his n | ame or read a b | ook |
| B7 | E | |
| To f | ool the people is his o | nly thought |
| F#m7 | B7 | E | E7 | |
| And th | ough he sl | ippery, he st | ill gets c | aught |
| A | D | A | F#7 | Bm7 | |
| But then if th | at sort of l | ife is what you w | ish |
| E7 | A | |
| You may grow | up to be a f | ish |
| F#7 | B7 | |
| And all the m | onkeys aren’t in a z | oo |
| E7 | A | |
| Every d | ay you meet quite a f | ew |
| F#7 | B7 | |
| So you s | ee it’s all up to y | ou |
| E7 | A | B7 |
| You can be better than you | are |
| E7 | A | |
| You could be sw | inging on a st | ar |
