El Condor Pasa - Perry Como

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