I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes I would. If I could, I surely would. Umm , umm, umm, umm

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would. If I could, I surely would. Umm , umm, umm, umm

Away, I'd rather sail away,
Like a swan, that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground,
he gives the world, its saddest sound, its saddest sound.

I'd rather be a forest than a tree.
Yes I would. If I could, I surely would. Umm , umm, umm, umm

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
Yes I would. If I only could,I surely would. Umm , umm, umm, umm