Good Charlotte – Girls & Boys

This song comes with a worksheet to use in the classroomPractice the topic of money in your ESL class with this song, Girls & Boys by Good Charlotte.

These song lyrics, which deal with how materialistic our society has become, includes the following money-related vocabulary: money, foot the bill, to pay, paper or plastic, shopping sprees, come with a fee, nothing for free, in a material world.

There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below, but for more ideas, click here.

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Lyrics

Educated
With money
He’s well-dressed
Not funny
And not much to say in most conversations
But he’ll foot the bill in all situations
‘Cause he pays for everything

Girls don’t like boys, girls like cars and money
Boys will laugh at girls when they’re not funny

Paper
Or plastic
Don’t matter
She’ll have it
Vacations and shopping sprees
These are a few of her favorite things
She’ll get what she wants if she’s willing to please
His type of girl always comes with a fee
Hey now, there’s nothing for free

Girls don’t like boys, girls like cars and money
Boys will laugh at girls when they’re not funny
And these girls like these boys, like these boys like these girls
The girls with the bodies like boys with Ferraris
Girls don’t like boys, girls like cars and money

Let’s go!

Girls don’t like boys, girls like cars and money
Boys will laugh at girls when they’re not funny
And these girls like these boys, like these boys like these girls
The girls with the bodies like boys with Ferraris
Girls don’t like boys, girls like cars and money

All of these boys, and all of these girls
Losing their souls in a material world
All of these boys, and all of these girls
Losing their souls in a material world
All of these boys, and all of these girls
Losing their souls in a material world
All of these boys, and all of these girls
Losing their souls in a material world

Suggested activity: fill the gaps

Download this exercise (PDF)

Listen to the song and fill the gaps with the following money-related words and expressions: comes with a fee, foot the bill, for free, in a material world, money, paper or plastic, pays, shopping sprees.

Educated with ______________
He’s well-dressed,
Not funny
And not much to say in most conversations
But he’ll ______________ in all situations
‘Cause he ______________ for everything

Girls don’t like boys, girls like cars and ______________
Boys will laugh at girls when they’re not funny

____________________________
Don’t matter
She’ll have it
Vacations and ______________
These are a few of her favorite things
She’ll get what she wants if she’s willing to please
His type of girl always ______________
Hey now, there’s nothing ______________

Girls don’t like boys, girls like cars and ______________
Boys will laugh at girls when they’re not funny
And these girls like these boys, like these boys like these girls
The girls with the bodies like boys with Ferraris
Girls don’t like boys, girls like cars and ______________

Let’s go!

Girls don’t like boys, girls like cars and ______________
Boys will laugh at girls when they’re not funny
And these girls like these boys, like these boys like these girls
The girls with the bodies like boys with Ferraris
Girls don’t like boys, girls like cars and ______________

All of these boys, and all of these girls
Losing their souls ____________________________

Good CharlotteAmerican rock band

Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland, formed in 1995. Since 2005, the band’s lineup has consisted of Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Paul Thomas (bass), Billy Martin, and Dean Butterworth.