Ikea

Lyrics

Long ago in days of yore
 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 (Ikea), just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
 Ikea (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 (Ikea), just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
 Ikea (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
 'Til I saw the American dream come true
 In New Jersey, they got a goddamned Swedish parade
 Ikea (Ikea), just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
 Ikea (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
 

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Song Details

Duration
03:04
Key
2
Tempo
160 BPM

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