Barenaked Ladies – If I had a million dollars

Practice the second conditional in your ESL class with this song, If I had a million dollars by Bare Naked Ladies. There are 14 examples of the second conditional in these song lyrics.

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Lyrics

If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you a house (i would buy you a house)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you furniture for your house (maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you a K-Car (a nice Reliant automobile)
If I had a million dollars I’d buy your love.

If I had a million dollars
I’d build a tree fort in our yard.
If I had a million dollars
You could help, it wouldn’t be that hard.
If I had a million dollars
Maybe we could put a fridge in there somewhere.
We could go up there whenever we wanted.
We could get something to eat maybe

If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you a fur coat (but not a real fur coat that’s cruel)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you an exotic pet (like a llama or an emu)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you John Merrick’s remains (all them crazy bones)
If I had a million dollars I’d buy your love

If I had a million dollars
We wouldn’t have to walk to the store
If I had a million dollars
We’d take a limousine ’cause it costs more
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn’t have to eat Kraft Dinner.
But we would.
But of course we would,
it’s a very tasty treat for the whole family.

If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you a green dress (but not a real green dress, that’s cruel)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you some art (a Picasso or a Garfunkel)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you a monkey (haven’t you always wanted a monkey?)
If I had a million dollars I’d buy your love

If I had a million dollars, If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars, If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars
I’d be rich.

Barenaked LadiesCanadian rock band

Barenaked Ladies (BNL) is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada. They reached mainstream success in Canada when their debut with Reprise Records, Gordon, featuring the singles “If I Had $1000000” and “Brian Wilson”, was released in 1992. The band’s popularity subsequently spread into the US, beginning with versions of “Brian Wilson” and “The Old Apartment” off their 1996 live album Rock Spectacle, followed by their fourth studio album Stunt, their breakout success in 1998. The album featured their highest-charting hit, “One Week”, as well as “It’s All Been Done” and “Call and Answer”. Their fifth album, Maroon, featuring the lead single “Pinch Me”, also charted highly. The band is also recognized for creating and performing the theme song to the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory.