Actually it was written years ago for Bing Crosby by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke but it is a perfect fit for Washington in the 21st Century. I hear America singing:
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
He 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 rather be an elephant?
An elephant’s an animal that flaunts his long trunk,
He roars all day and all of it is bunk.
He sips his tea and slurps his gumbo,
But if you see yourself as just like Jumbo,
You may grow up to be a Dumbo.
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’s slippery he still gets caught
But if that’s the sort of life is what you wish
You may grow up to be a fish.
And all the monkeys aren’t in the zoo
Everyday 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!
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