Lyle Lovett - If I Had a Boat

Lyle Lovett is a famous American country music singer. His song, "If I Had a Boat" is an excellent chance to practice the 2nd conditional. There are many examples of the conditional in the song, and you can use it to practice.

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If I Had a Boat Listening Comprehension






If I had a boat
I'd go out on the
And if I had a pony
I'd ride him on my boat
And we could all together
Go out on the ocean
Me upon my pony on my

If I were Roy Rogers
I'd sure enough be
I couldn't bring myself to marrying old Dale
It'd just be me and trigger
We'd go riding through them
Then we'd buy a boat and on the sea we'd sail

And if I had a boat
I'd go out on the ocean
And if I had a pony
I'd ride him on my boat
And we could all together
Go out on the ocean
Me upon my pony on my boat

The masked man was smart
He got himself a Tonto
'Cause Tonto did the dirty work for free
But Tonto he was smarter
And one day said kemo sabe
Kiss my ass I bought a boat
I'm going out to sea

And if I had a boat
I'd go out on the ocean
And if I had a pony
I'd ride him on my boat
And we could all together
Go out on the ocean
Me upon my pony on my boat

And if I were like
I wouldn't need no sneakers
I'd come and go wherever I would please
And I'd scare 'em by the shade
And I'd scare 'em by the light pole
But I would not scare my pony on my boat out on the sea

And if I had a boat
I'd go out on the ocean
And if I had a pony
I'd ride him on my boat
And we could all together
Go out on the ocean
Me upon my pony on my boat