A Man I'd Rather Be - Bert Jansch

Now I wish I was a dog

Lazin’about all day

With the barks so loud and fierce

To keep the cats away

But a man’s a man

And a dog’s a slave

So man i would rather be Now I wish I was a book

Upon a dusted shelf

With a millions of words to read

Lord but I can’t even read myself

But a man’s a man

And a book can’t think

So man I would rather be Now I wish I was a brick

In a middle of a wall

With a plastic coat and hat

I would have no cares at all

But a man’s a man

And a brick won’t talk

So man I would rather be Now I wish I was a fly

A buzzin’around and around

Racin’through the air

With no spiders to be found

But a man’s a man

And a fly get squashed

So a man I would rather be