Swinging On A Star 1944 Going My Way

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 07 May 2006
2006

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 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

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.

Soft karaoke
Words
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piano 2
piano 3
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lyric
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Swinging On A Star 1944
Music by Jimmy van Heusen
Lyrics by Johnny Burke
sung by Bing Crosby in the Paramount Picture
"Going My Way"
© 1944 by Burke & van Heusen Inc. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 07 May 2006 at 22.51
in association with Doug Grierson
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