Lyrics

Oh, Venus was born out of sea-foam Oh, Venus was born out of brine But the goddess today if she is grade A Is assembled upon the assembly line (How divine! Rise and shine!) Upon the assembly line Now Julie was born as it's proper Her every proportion was planned She was poured from a mold exquisite and cold And she grew up untouched by human hand (Oh, how grand! See her stand!) Untouched by human hands [Interlude] Her chromium nerves and her platinum brain Were chastely encased in cellophane And to top off this daughter of science and art She was equipped with a prefabricated heart She prepares for life Shall I be auburn or dark or fair? Shall I unbind my nylon hair? Would love make skies look clearer? Or should I serenade my mirror? A hero would always admire me He'd pamper and pet and inspire me Why else were my charms made so drastic? Why else were my arms made so plastic? What else was my heart electroplated for? Oh, send me the mate it was pre-fabricated for Then just like the movies, a mail-order male Was sent by the gods direct from Yale He was handsome with biceps of stainless steel Plus which he was rich and his love for her was real By fate he was guided to knock at her door It was love at first sight for evermore They were made for each other, exclusively planned So he bent his knee and he asked her for her hand Her bridal gown was a synthetic weave of coal tar, milk and wood Spun under atomic pressure in a four-billion-dollar machine I'll offer you sterilised flowers Expensive and scentless and rare There'll be pedigree birds singing songs without words As they fly through the air-conditioned air Your fanciful dreams I'll interpret for you Your hidden desires I will bring into view All the wheels in your brain I will polish and shine To prove they can move in harmony with mine Oh, nature and art will not win her So ply her with diamonds and pearls For bracelets and rings are practical things That appeal to the mind of a healthy girl Oh, nature and art will not win her Oh, ply her with diamonds and pearls For bracelets and rings are practical things That appeal to the mind of a healthy girl – Julie, at last you're mine – I guess – I've always dreamed of this moment divine – It will be nice, unless – Oh, darling, let us seal our marital bliss With a glorious technicolour kiss – I suppose so – You express every ideal I've ever had You're as evocative as a full-page ad Tell me that you care – You're mussing my hair – Darling – Watch my new clothes – Beloved – Oh, well, I suppose – Angel – Don't make such a fuss – Treasure – Oh, you're so impetuous! – Dearest! Sweetest! Queen! – This is ridiculous! Sisters, come to my aid! Her Amazon sisters were passing that way They rushed to her aid and they saved the day The swine! He has frightened her out of her wits The brute! We should shoot him and tear him into bits Wheels started turning inside her head So from his ardent arms she fled Girls of wax can't use devotion They might melt if they felt an emotion She left him bereft and wifeless And he fell to the ground, quite lifeless But she rides on into the dawn On and on as her wheels revolve A riddle whose answer none can solve Who sends all her dreams to the laundry Who prefers to live in a quandary Her loneliness she must insist on She's Isolde without a Tristan Her groom who for doom was slated Dissolved into tears and disintegrated And so she rides on through the evening As pure as she was at the start For there's no man alive who could ever survive A girl with a pre-fabricated heart A love-proof, unbreakable heart And so she rides on through the evening As pure as she was at the start For there's no man alive who could ever survive A girl with a pre-fabricated heart A love-proof, unbreakable heart