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. 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.