Swinging on a Star

Would you like to swing on a starcarry moonbeams home in a jarand be better off than you areor would you rather be a muleA mule is an animal with long funny earshe kicks up at anything he hearsHis back is brawny but his brain is weakhe's just plain stupid with a stubborn streakand by the way if you hate to go to schoolYou may grow up to be a muleOh would you like to swing on a starcarry moonbeams home in a jarand be better off than you areor would you rather be a pigA pig is an animal with dirt on his facehis shoes are a terrible disgraceHe has no manners when he eats his foodHe's fat and lazy and extremely rudeBut if you don't care a feather or a figyou may grow up to be a pigOh would you like to swing on a starcarry moonbeams home in a jarand be better off than you areor would you rather be a fishA fish won't do anything but swim in a brookhe can't write his name or read a bookto fool the people is his only thoughtand though he's slippery he still gets caughtbut if then that sort of life is what you wishyou may grow up to be a fish(music)a new kind of jumped up slippery fishAnd all the monkeys aren't in the zooeveryday you see quite a fewso you see it's all up to you,you could be better than you areyou could be swinging on a star