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Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
Track: El Condor Pasa (If I Could)

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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 ground
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
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Simon & Garfunkel (Ft. Los Incas) – El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
While touring in Paris, Paul Simon heard the Peruvian ensemble Los Incas play “El Cóndor Pasa” (“The condor goes by”, or “flies past”; a song from the 1913 zarzuela (musical play
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I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail / Yes I would / If I 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 ground
Simon & Garfunkel – El condor pasa - live version
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail / Yes I would / If I could, I surely would / Hmm mmm / I'd rather be a hammer than a nail / Yes I would / If I only could, I surely would / Hmm
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Q:When did Simon & Garfunkel release “El Condor Pasa (If I Could)”?
Simon & Garfunkel released “El Condor Pasa (If I Could)” on January 26, 1970.
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