I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.

Yes I would.

If I could, I surely would.

Hmm, mmm.

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.

Yes I would.

If I only could, I surely would.

Hmm, mmm.

Away, I'd rather sail away like a swan

that's here and gone.

A man gets tied up to the ground and he gives the world

its saddest sound, its saddest sound.

Hmm, mmm.

I'd rather be a forest than a street.

Yes I would.

If I only could, I surely would.

Hmm, mmm.

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet.

Yes I would.

If I only could, I surely would.

Hmm, mmm.

Away, I'd rather sail away like a swan

that's here and gone.

A man gets tied up to the ground and he gives the world

its saddest sound, its saddest sound.

Hmm, mmm.

Hmm, mmm.

Hmm, mmm.