I've heard a male folk duo perform this, and I can't remember who. Anybody know of recordings of this song, and who the songwriter is? (songwriter names added 8/24/98)
-Joe Offer-

If I Had $1000000
(If I Had A Million Dollars)
recorded by Barenaked Ladies on Gordon, 1992
words and music by Barenaked Ladies founders Steve Page and Ed Robertson

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 refrigerator in there
Wouldn't that be fabulous.

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 elephant 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. We'd actually make the treefort from the first chorus out of it.
Mmm.

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
I'd be rich.

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