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El Condor Pasa

by Trini Lopez

on Presenting Trini Lopez (1960)

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

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

Away, I'd rather sail, sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone.
A man gets tied up to -- to the ground
He gives the world its saddest sound,
Its saddest sound, hmm, hmm.

I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would.
If I could, I surely would
(I surely would) hmm, hmm.

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes, I would.
If I only could, I surely would
(I surely would) hmm, hmm.

Away. I'd rather sail far away
Like a swan that's here and gone.
A man gets tied up to -- to the ground
He gives the world its saddest sound,
Its saddest sound, hmm hmm, hmm hmmmmm.