El condor pasa

1. ^EmiI'd rather be a sparrow than a ^Gsnail.
^GYes I would. If I could. I surely ^Emiwould.
^EmiI'd rather be a hammer than a ^Gnail.
^GYes I would. If I only could. I surely ^Emiwould.

Ref. ^CAway, I'd rather sail away
like a ^Gswan, that's here and gone.
A ^Cman gets tied up to the ground,
he gives the ^Gworld its saddest sound,
its saddest ^Emisound.

2. ^EmiI'd rather be a forest than a ^Gstreet.
^GYes I would. If I could. I surely ^Emiwould.
^EmiI'd rather feel the earth beneath my ^Gfeet.
^GYes I would. If I only could. I surely ^Emiwould.