Lyrics A Man I'd Rather Be - Bert Jansch

A Man I'd Rather Be

Now I wish I was a dog\nLazin' about all day\nWith the barks so loud and fierce\nTo keep the cats away, away\nBut a man’s a man\nAnd a dog’s a slave\nSo a man I would rather be\nNow I wish I was a book\nUpon a dusty shelf\nWith a millions of words to read\nLord, but I can’t even read myself, myself\nBut a man’s a man\nAnd a book can’t think\nSo a man I would rather be\nNow I wish I was a brick\nIn a middle of a wall\nWith a plastic coat and hat\nI would have no cares at all, at all\nBut a man’s a man\nAnd a brick won’t talk\nSo a man I would rather be\nNow I wish I was a fly\nA buzzin' around and around\nRacin' through the air\nWith no spiders to be found, be found\nBut a man’s a man\nAnd a fly get squashed\nSo a man I would rather be