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Perry Como - El Condor Pasa lyrics
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 
 Perry Como - El Condor Pasa - http://motolyrics.com/perry-como/el-condor-pasa-lyrics.html
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 . . .
Original English Lyrics by Paul Simon 
Arrangement of 18th Century Peruvian folk melody by Jorge Milchberg 
Notated in 1916 by Daniel Alomias Robles









