Simon & Garfunkel — El Condor Pasa (If I Could) lyrics

Lyrics

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would
If I could, I surely would

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
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 cross
He gives the world its saddest sound,
Its saddest sound

I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would
If I could, I surely would

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