Swinging on a Star - Bing Crosby

Swinging on a Star
Music written by: Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics written by: Johnny Burke
Comments: This work was written for the 1944 US movie Going My Way and won the Academy Award for Best Song at the 17th Academy Awards.

Swinging on a Star Lyrics

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 but 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 has 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
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 might grow up to be a fish

New kind of jumped-up slippery fish
And all the monkeys aren't in the 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

Swinging on a Star Singers

1. Bing Crosby with The Robert Mitchell Boys Choir First theatrical release on April 27, 1944 2. Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra  (Billboard hit 1944) April 1944 (First release)

3. Freddie Slack and His Orchestra 1944 4. Ambrose and His Orchestra 1944 5. Lucy Ann Polk with The Dave Pell Octet 1954 6. Charlie Ventura and Mary Ann McCall 1954 7. Eddie Fisher with Axel Stordahl's Orchestra and Chorus 1955 8. Joe Derise with the Australian Jazz Quartet 1956 9. Beverly Kenney with Ralph Burns' Orchestra 1956 10. Joy Bryan October 1957 11. Tony Perkins with Urbie Green's Orchestra 1958 12. Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians 1958 13. Max Bygraves - Accompaniment directed by Eric Rogers 1959 14. Susie Singer with Sammy Saxophone and His Toy Band May 1960 15. Dion and The Belmonts June 1960 16. June Christy September 1960 17. Mark Murphy November 1960 18. Shari Lewis and Wing Ding, Charley Horse, Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy 1960 19. The Four Freshmen arranged and conducted by Billy May May 1961 20. The Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus 1961 21. Michael Holliday 1962 22. Big Dee Irwin April 1963 23. Ray Pilgrim December 1963 24. The Le Roys 1963 25. Brian Poole and The Tremeloes April 1964 26. Doris Day with Jimmy Joyce and His Children's Chorus October 19, 1964 27. Johnny Kongos & The G-Men 1964 28. The Streaplers 1964 29. Frank Sinatra 1964 30. Burl Ives 1964 31. Henry Mancini 1965 32. Graham Bonney 1966 33. Pinky and Perky with Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra June 1967 34. Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters April 1968 35. Anita Kerr and The Anita Kerr Singers 1968 36. Anita Harris 1970 37. Hughie Green with the Rita Williams Singers and Geoff Love and His Orchestra 1971 38. Mac & Katie Kissoon 1971 39. Splash 1973 40. Spooky & Sue 1974 41. Lena Zavaroni 1974 42. Dickie Henderson 1974 43. Siv Inger 1974 44. Maureen McGovern 1975 45. Susan Cadogan 1975 46. Dave Van Ronk 1976 47. Mike Reid 1976 48. Rosemary Clooney 1978 49. Jigs 1978 50. Don Estelle 1979 51. Jim Kweskin and The Kids 1979 52. Derek Batey 1979 53. Joanie Bartels 1980 54. Patti Boulaye & Georgie Fame 1984 55. St. Winifred's School Choir 1985 56. Maria Muldaur and Friends 1990 57. Bruce Willis & Danny Aiello June 11, 1991 58. Michael Feinstein 1992 59. Dee Walker 1993 60. Murray Ross 1994 61. Joanie Pallatto, Marshall Vente October 28, 1997 62. David Holladay 1998 63. Tony Bennett 1998 64. John Lithgow March 1999 65. Janet Redstone 2000 66. Alan Farrington 2000 67. Lisa del Bo & Helmut Lotti 2001 68. Jean Vincent 2002 69. Mark Doyle & Friends 2002 70. Gina Saputo 2003 71. Scot Albertson 2004 72. Reiner's Big Band June 5, 2005 73. Trudy Kerr 2006 74. The Ten Tenors August 2008 75. Clare Teal November 2008 76. Ori Dagan 2009 77. Alan Safier 2011 78. Union of Sound 2012 79. Juice Music 2012 80. Miki Purnell 2013 81. Joan Morris & William Bolcom 2015 82. Sharon Paige and Keith Ingham February 2017

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