Writer(s): burke/van heusen         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 - and 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      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 ain't got 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      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 cant write his name or read a book   And to fool the people is his only thought   Though he 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 a 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 swinging on a star