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Swinging On A Star Lyrics

Artist: Bing Crosby
Album: Swinging On A Star

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
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 may grow up to be a mule

Or 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

Or 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 sort of life is what you wish
You may grow up to be a fish
A new kind of jumped-up slippery fish

And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo
Every day you meet quite a few
So you see it's all up to you
You can be better than you are
You could be swingin' on a star

Comments/Interpretations
by Catherine Stojanov on 8/3/2008 4:26pm My mother always sang this song to me when it was time to go to bed, we would sit on the stairs and I would stare in her face while she sang, we pretended we were sitting on a star, she was beautiful and so was her voice,I was almost 5 yrs. old I was in awe ofher beautiful face while she sang and now I am 68 and thinking of my mother. I would like toknow where to get this song.
by Ebeneezer Flyswitch on 8/28/2008 2:23pm I used to bang my dog when Bing sang this., Then I got me a mule!
by BC on 9/9/2008 6:02pm just remember it from that one tv show in the 80's, cant even remember the name of the show. it was with eve, and she had crazy alien powers. good stuff.
by Mary Ellen on 10/31/2008 4:24am Hey Catherine Stojanov! My mom used to sing me this song, too, while my little sister and I were getting our bath. It brought back lots of memories. I didn't know it was Bing Crosby who made it popular. I was about 5 yrs old as well. I'm 51. It's so nice to remember and hear this song now. I'm going to sing it to my great niece and pass along the tradition.
by brittany hadley on 12/14/2008 3:27pm my mom and grandmother used to sing this song to me wile i was on the swing when i was little and scared of the dark it brings back memories
by Madalynn on 12/25/2008 12:15pm I remember in Chorus class when I was in 5th grade, we sang this song... it was my favorite, and I still sing it to this day!
by debbie smith on 12/29/2008 8:43am I love this song. i first heard it on Captain Kangaroo about 40 years ago.
by Dennis Moore on 1/15/2009 10:56am I remember my mom singing this song, among others, while she stood at the kitchen sink washing dishes back in the 1950's when I wa a child. I believe it was also performed in a cartoon from back then too, though I can't remember which cartoon.
by Mum to Two Silly Children on 1/19/2009 12:30pm I sing this to my children and make up funny nonsense verses. They laugh and giggle and think it is great fun.
by Lucy Brookes on 1/21/2009 7:09pm My mum used to sing me to sleep to this song. I never knew it was so popular. Brought back amazing memories.
by lucy lovee on 2/25/2009 3:17pm LOVE IT AND LOVE TO SING IT AND I AM ONLY 12!!!
by Holli on 3/5/2009 9:09am So glad I found these lyrics! I've been going on memory from childhood...I'm 28 but my mom used to sing it to me and her grandmother used to sing it to her. It's such a fun song, I've been trying to sing it to my son.
by wellcraft37 on 4/17/2009 10:07pm this song was from the movie "going my way" I'm 58 and remember it from when I was a kid.
by vai tama no cu on 4/20/2009 8:56pm filhos da puta
by Brian on 8/30/2009 10:28am Good song, the only high point of 'Hudson Hawk.'
by Mary on 9/5/2009 7:44pm I learned this song in the mid 60s at the neighbor children's where we used to make up skits and plays when I was young. I sang it to my children. My youngest daughter is 26 and she called me and asked me the words, so I sang it to her over the phone. Still one of my favorites!

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