Bing Crosby - Swing On A Star download song

Ahhh, so nostalgic! My teacher Ms. Marian was teaching us the lyrics of this song in the fifth grade long ago :)

My father worked on a dairy farm in the early 40's next to the Crosby farm in Spokane, Washington. He knew Bing and Bob and always said how nice they were.

Bruce Willis bring me here

Paterson brought me here

I was born in Hong Kong in 1940 of English parents, and just before Hong Kong fell to the Japanese in late 1940 my mother and I were evacuated to New Zealand.  Before the war ended, due to concerns about the whole Pacific region being overcome, we were again moved in a shipping convoy back to the UK.  As a four year old I remember this song being used as entertainment on the ship, and from then 'till now have never heard it again.  I have often sung the words and always finished with the phrase "or would you rather be a fish?"  I don't remember the mule or the pig being involved but the fish must have really caught my fascination.

Who here is living in 2019 and loves the decades before the 70s (In music)

My mother used to sing this song to me.

I heard this song in the movie Hudson Hawk. Danny Aiello and Bruce Willis using the song as a timer. Great song.

Here is the lyrics for you! 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 slippery - he still gets caught But then if that sort of life is what you wish You may grow up to be a fish And all the monkeys aren't in a 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 swinging on a star

If this came out today, tumblr would lose their shit over it.

I remember my music teacher Ms. Sorrentino taught us this song in second grade. Still love it!

In all seriousness I believe the moral of this song is go to school apply yourself and make the most out of your life

Here come the grumps

This should be on Fallout 4

My Dad used to sing me this when I was little! I had no idea what it was but this morning it just came back to me so I googled it and now I'm crying. I always thought he'd made the lyrics up because they sounded silly, but now I know he hadn't.

26 years old and have over 100 Bing Crosby songs. god love his voice

I have always been fond of this song. I sang it to my son when he was younger. Of course, he has Grandchildren now.

The Line (From movie Paterson) There’s an old song my grandfather used to sing that has the question, “Or would you rather be a fish?” In the same song is the same question but with a mule and a pig, but the one I hear sometimes in my head is the fish one. Just that one line. Would you rather be a fish? As if the rest of the song didn’t have to be there.

I'm gonna grow up to be a fish, I can feel it. Graduated high school and have no idea what I wanna do with my life.