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 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 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 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 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 and 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 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 swingin on a star