Swinging On A Star Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Tony_P 5000 

Cover art for Swinging On A Star lyrics by Bing Crosby

The song is posing the question what sort of person would you rarther be a "fish who cant write his name or read a book" or "Would you rarther swing on a star" "become better off than you are". Bing is saying what would you rarther be foolish or Famous.