I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would. If I could, I surely would (I surely would) hmm, hmm. I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would. If I could, I surely would (I surely would) hmm, hmm. Away, I'd rather sail, sail away Like a swan that's here and gone. A man gets tied up to -- to the ground He gives the world its saddest sound, Its saddest sound, hmm, hmm. I'd rather be a forest than a street Yes I would. If I could, I surely would (I surely would) hmm, hmm. I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Yes, I would. If I only could, I surely would (I surely would) hmm, hmm. Away. I'd rather sail far away Like a swan that's here and gone. A man gets tied up to -- to the ground He gives the world its saddest sound, Its saddest sound, hmm hmm, hmm hmmmmm.