El condor passa

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes I would. 
If I could, 
I surely would. 

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail. 
Yes I would. 
If I only could, 
I surely would. 

[Chorus:] 
Away, I'd rather sail away 
Like a swan that's here and gone 
man gets tied up to the ground 
He gives the world 
Its saddest sound, 
Its saddest sound. 

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.