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How Would You Like To Be
(Ben Raleigh / Mark Barkan)

Copyright Pam-Bar Music Co./Ben Raleigh Music Co.

As sung to Vicky Tiu by Elvis in the 1963 movie "It Happened At The World's Fair"

Soundtrack recording for MGM - It Happened At The World's Fair - August 30 and September 22, 1962 - Radio Recorders - Hollywood
September 22, 11:30 am-4:30 pm, 5:30-11 pm

PPA3 2722-06

April 1963 LP RCA LSP 2697 It Happened At The World's Fair

November 1966 Single B side RCA 47-8850 If Every Day Was Like Christmas / How Would You Like To Be
Outtakes:

Take 2: April 26, 2003 CD FTD 82876-50409-2 It Happened At The World's Fair

How would you like to be?
A little circus clown
And you could wear a smile
Instead of a frown

How would you like to be?
A little kangaroo
A-hoppin' up and down
And I could hop with you

*chorus
Come on and smile a little, smile a little
hop a little, hop a little,
Smile a little, hop a little bit with me
Smile a little, smile a little
hop a little, hop a little,
Smile a little, hop a little bit with me

Oh ho, ha ha, a-tra la la la la la la
a ha, tra la la la la la la la

How would you like to be?
A little buzzing bee
And instead of a tree
You could buzz around me

How would you like to be?
A little mocking bird
And you can sing me songs
Like I never heard

Come on and buzz a little, buzz a little
Sing a little, sing a little
Buzz a little, sing a little bit with me
Buzz, buzz, buzz a little
Do re mi a little
Buzz a little, sing a little bit with me

Oh-ho ah-ha, tra la la la la la la
Oh-ho, a-ha ,a-tra la la la la la la

How would you like to be?
A little baby bear
And you can hug me tight
Any time you care

How would you like to be?
A little dancing doll
And you could dance with me
Everytime I call

(music box sound then faster louder rock)

Oh-ho, tra la la la la la la(fast)

(slower) oh-ho...ah-ah...tra la la la..la.la..la