I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would If I could I surely would Hm Hm I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would If I only could I surely would Hm Hm 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 it's saddest sound it's saddest sound Hm Hm Hm Hm I'd rather be a forest than a street yes I would If I could I surely would I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Yes I would If I only could I surely would 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 it's saddest sound it's saddest sound Hm Hm Hm Hm