If Our Love Was an Outhouse – English Lyrics

• By: Bryant Oden
• Album: The Songdrops Collection, Vol. 2

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the playful side of language with Bryant Oden's "If Our Love Was an Outhouse." This song is a fantastic and fun way to learn about similes and metaphors, as it's packed with silly and imaginative comparisons. Its simple structure and humorous lyrics make it an enjoyable challenge for language learners to decipher the comical expressions of love.

[English]

If our love was some swamp gas, it would make a sweet sound

If our love was a skunk butt it would stay on the ground

If our love was a camel it wouldn't much spit

If our love was an outhouse, it would smell like

A barbeque pit

I wrote this sweet love song special for you

Since I forgot your birthday it's the least I could do

I love you as far as a turkey can fly

I love you as long as a lizard stays dry

I love you as strong as a turtle can swim

I love you as deep as the doodoo I'm in

If our love was a cockroach it could jump really high

If our love was a mushroom it would be a fungi

If our love was bread pudding it would hardly have mold

If our love was an outhouse, it would be made of gold

I wrote this sweet love song special for you

Next time I'll notice your brand new hairdo

I love you as far as a turkey can fly

I love you as long as a lizard stays dry

I love you as strong as a turtle can swim

I love you as deep as the doodoo I'm in

If our love was a chicken it would have purty wings

If our love was a cowpie, it would make noses sing

If our love was a trash dump it would have no dead mice

If our love was an outhouse, it would have no horse flies

I wrote this sweet love song special for you

I think I misspelled your name on my two new tattoos

But I love you as far as a turkey can fly

I love you as long as a lizard stays dry

I love you as strong as a turtle can swim

I love you as deep as the doodoo I'm in

If our love was a camel it wouldn't much spit

If our love was an outhouse, it would smell like

A barbeque pit

I wrote this sweet love song special for you

Don't thank me just make me more cornbread and stew

Honey, you're sweeter than bathtub mildew

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
outhouse /ˈaʊtˌhaʊs/ B2	noun - a small structure, typically a wooden shed, containing a toilet, usually located outside a house
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not bitter, sour, or salty adjective - pleasant or delightful
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a short musical composition with words
barbeque /ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/ B1	noun - a meal or gathering at which food is cooked outdoors on a rack over a fire
pit /pɪt/ B1	noun - a hollow in the ground
birthday /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/ A1	noun - the anniversary of the day on which a person was born
turkey /ˈtɜːrki/ A1	noun - a large, domesticated bird
lizard /ˈlɪzərd/ A2	noun - a reptile with a long body and tail
turtle /ˈtɜːrtl/ A1	noun - a reptile with a bony shell
swim /swɪm/ A1	verb - to move through water using limbs or other body parts
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
cockroach /ˈkɒkrəʊtʃ/ B2	noun - an insect with a flattened body, typically brown or black, often found in the home.
gold /ɡəʊld/ A2	noun - a yellow precious metal
hairdo /ˈheərduː/ B1	noun - a way of arranging a person's hair
wings /wɪŋz/ A1	noun - a part of the body of a bird, insect, or bat that is used for flying
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to.
tattoo /tæˈtuː/ B1	noun - a permanent mark or design made on the skin with pigments inserted through punctures
honey /ˈhʌni/ A1	noun - a sweet, sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees