"El Condor Pasa" lyrics - 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

[Instrumental break]

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...

[Instrumental break]

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

Yes I would...