[ti:Swinging On A Star] [ar:Doris Day] [al:Doris Day - 41 Hollywood Greats] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Swinging On A Star - Doris Day [00:05.46]Written by:Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen [00:10.93]A mule is an animal with long funny ears [00:14.08]Kicks up at anything he hears [00:17.75]His back is brawny but his brain is weak [00:20.88]He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak [00:24.05]And by the way if you hate to go to school [00:28.42]You may grow up to be a mule [00:30.82]Or would you like to swing on a star [00:34.38]Carry moonbeams home in a jar [00:37.47]And be better off than you are [00:41.98]Or would you rather be a pig a pig [00:44.49]A pig is an animal with dirt on his face [00:48.07]His shoes are a terrible disgrace [00:51.51]He got no manners when he eats his food [00:54.87]He's fat and lazy and extremely rude [00:57.99]But if you don't care a feather or a fig [01:02.31]You may grow up to be a pig [01:04.74]Or would you like to swing on a star [01:08.11]Carry moonbeams home in a jar [01:11.53]And be better off than you are [01:15.91]Or would you rather be a fish a fish [01:18.73]A fish won't do anything but swim in a brook [01:22.22]He can't write his name or read a book [01:25.60]To fool the people is his only thought [01:28.88]And though he's slippery he still gets caught [01:32.04]But then if that sort of life is what you wish [01:36.39]You may grow up to be a fish [01:39.06]And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo [01:42.32]Every day you meet quite a few [01:45.59]So you see it's all up to you [01:49.91]You can be better than you are [01:53.08]You could be swingin' on a star [01:58.27]You could be swingin' on a star