I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail,

Yes, I would,

If I could,

I surely would . . . hmm



I'd rather be a hammer than a nail,

Yes, I would,

If I only could,

I surely would . . . hmm



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 . . . hmm







I'd rather be a forest than a street,

Yes, I would,

If I could,

I surely would . . . hmm



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 . . .







I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,

Yes, I would,

If I only could,

I surely would . . .



Yes I would . . .



Original English Lyrics by Paul Simon

Arrangement of 18th Century Peruvian folk melody by Jorge Milchberg

Notated in 1916 by Daniel Alomias Robles