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I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail, |
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Yes, I would, |
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If I could, |
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I surely would . . . hmm |
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I'd rather be a hammer than a nail, |
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Yes, I would, |
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If I only could, |
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I surely would . . . hmm |
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Away, I'd rather sail away, |
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Like a swan that's here and gone . . . |
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A man gets tied up to the ground, |
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He gives the world it's saddest sound, |
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It's saddest sound . . . hmm |
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I'd rather be a forest than a street, |
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Yes, I would, |
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If I could, |
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I surely would . . . hmm |
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I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet, |
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Yes, I would, |
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If I only could, |
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I surely would . . . |
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Away, I'd rather sail away, |
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Like a swan that's here and gone . . . |
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A man gets tied up to the ground, |
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He gives the world it's saddest sound, |
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It's saddest sound . . . |
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I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet, |
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Yes, I would, |
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If I only could, |
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I surely would . . . |
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Yes I would . . . |
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Arrangement of 18th Century Peruvian folk melody by Jorge Milchberg |
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Notated in 1916 by Daniel Alomias Robles |