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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
Performer
Stephin Merritt
Stephin Merritt
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephin Merritt
Stephin Merritt
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Charles Newman
Charles Newman
Additional Engineer
Christopher Ewen
Christopher Ewen
Additional Engineer
Claudia Gonson
Claudia Gonson
Additional Engineer
Eric Masunaga
Eric Masunaga
Additional Engineer
Jeff Lipton
Jeff Lipton
Mastering Engineer
Jon Berman
Jon Berman
Additional Engineer
Stephin Merritt
Stephin Merritt
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Eligible, not too stupid
Intelligible and cute as Cupid
Knowledgeable, but not always right
Salvageable and free for the night
[Chorus]
Well, my heart's running 'round like a chicken with its head cut off
All around the barnyard falling in and out of love
Poor thing's blind as a bat
Getting up, falling down, getting up
Who'd fall in love with a chicken with its head cut off?
Whoa, Nellie
[Verse 2]
My wife doesn't understand me
Many dozens hope to land me
I'm for free love, and I'm in free fall
This could be love
Or nothing at all
[Chorus]
Well, my heart's running 'round like a chicken with its head cut off
All around the barnyard falling in and out of love
Poor thing's blind as a bat
Getting up, falling down, getting up
Who'd fall in love with a chicken with its head cut off?
[Verse 3]
We don't have to be stars exploding in the night
Or electric eels under the covers
We don't have to be anything quite so unreal
Let's just be lovers
[Chorus]
Well my heart's running 'round like a chicken with its head cut off
All around the barnyard falling in and out of love
Poor thing's blind as a bat
Getting up, falling down, getting up
Who'd fall in love with a chicken with its head cut off?
It ain't pretty
Written by: The Magnetic Fields
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