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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Poly Styrene
Poly Styrene
Vocals
B. P. Hurding
B. P. Hurding
Drums
Jak Airport
Jak Airport
Guitar
Paul Dean
Paul Dean
Bass
Rudi Thomson
Rudi Thomson
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Poly Styrene
Poly Styrene
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex
Producer
Falcon Stuart
Falcon Stuart
Producer
Andy Pearce
Andy Pearce
Assistant Engineer
John Burns
John Burns
Engineer
Nick Webb
Nick Webb
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Highly inflammable
Waiting to explode
Neurotic tensions
Risen overflowed
You thought I was a woman
I thought you were a man
I was Tinkerbell
And you were Peter Pan
Influenced by the fashion pages
Influenced by other's phrases
It ain't hip if you are retro
You're a pseudo quasi intellectual
Supreme equality
We used to compete
The right to decide
Is denied to the sheep
You thought I was a woman
I thought you were a man
I was Tinkerbell
And you were Peter Pan
Influenced by the fashion pages
Influenced by other's phrases
It ain't hip if you are retro
You're a pseudo quasi intellectual
You thought I was a woman
I thought you were a man
You thought I was a woman
I thought you were a man
You thought I was a woman
I thought you were a man
You thought I was a woman
I thought you were a man
I was Tinkerbell
And you were Peter Pan
Written by: Poly Styrene

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