<P> "If I Had Words" is a 1978 UK hit song by Scott Fitzgerald as a duet with Yvonne Keeley . It reached number 3 in the UK charts and number 24 in the Australian charts in 1978 . It sold more than one million copies worldwide . It was also a hit in Ireland (number 9), New Zealand, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia . </P> <P> The tune was taken from the main theme of the maestoso section of Saint - Saëns' Symphony No. 3 in C minor (Symphony with organ) with an added reggae beat . (In the symphony, the theme used in the song is first exposed by the strings section in the second movement; it is later also played by the organ .) The lyrics and arrangement were by Jonathan Hodge, a prolific writer of TV jingles and movie themes, who also produced the single . </P> <P> The backing was by the St Thomas More Roman Catholic School Choir in Chelsea, London . </P> <Ul> <Li> The song was heard in the 1995 film Babe, sung both by Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) and by a trio of mice (a sped - up version of Fitzgerald's original). It was also partially incorporated into the film's suite (instrumental). It was also featured in the film's sequel, Babe: Pig in the City . </Li> <Li> The song was covered by Hawaiian musician Kealiʻi Reichel in the 1997 album ʻE O Mai . </Li> <Li> In 1999, boy band Westlife collaborated with the Vard Sisters and recorded the song . </Li> <Li> In 2014, Taiwanese - American singer - songwriter Joanna Wang covered the song on her album Midnight Cinema . </Li> </Ul>

If i had time to make a day for you