I haven't figured out how to put an audio file on this blog yet or even it I can do it legally, so I'll post the words of IKEA. If you want to hear this lilting little tune, talk to Rod. You see, several weeks ago, Rod played Jonathan Coulton's song IKEA on my computer for us to listen to. Recently I decided to play it several times so that I could figure out all the words. And now - that tune keeps flitting through my mind - in the kitchen, in the car, during yoga class ....
Here are the words:
IKEA
by Jonathan Coulton
It all began with a god named Thor
There were Vikings and boats
And some plans for a furniture store
It's not a bodega, it's not a mall
And they sell things for apartments smaller than mine
As if there were apartments smaller than mine
Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men
Everyone has a home
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there
So rent a car or take the bus
Lay your cash down and put your trust
In the land where the furniture folds to a much smaller size
Billy the bookcase says hello
And so does a table whose name is Ingo
And the chair is a ladder-back birch but his friends call him Karl
Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men
Everyone has a home
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there
Ikea: plywood, brushed steel
Ikea: meatballs, tasty
Ikea: Allen wrenches
All of them for free
All of them for me
I'm sorry I said Ikea sucks
I just bought a table for 60 bucks
And a chair and a lamp
And a shelf and some candles for you
I was a doubter just like you
Till I saw the American dream come true
In New Jersey, they got a goddamned Swedish parade
Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men
Everyone has a home
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there
1 comment:
You're in luck: Jonathan Coulton releases his songs under a Creative Commons license, which means you're allowed to share them.
A listenable list of suggested songs is on his web site.
You're not required to pay for them, but you can, to support him. (I did: I bought the physical CDs and also went to see him in Seattle.)
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