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Coin-operated boy, sitting on the shelf*                                                                                         *(étagère)
He is just a toy but I turn him on and he comes to life
Automatic joy that is why I want
A coin-operated* boy                                                                                                                       *(à pièces)

Made of plastic and elastic
He is rugged* and long lasting                                                                                                       *(robuste, solide)
Who could ever, ever ask for more?
Love without complications galore*                                                                                        *(en abondance)

Many shapes and weights to choose from
I will never leave my bedroom
I will never cry at night again
Wrap my arms around him and pretend

Coin-operated boy
All the other real ones that I destroy
Cannot hold a candle* to my new boy                                                                        *(arriver à la cheville)
And I'll never let him go

And I'll never be alone
And I'll never let him go
And I'll never be alone, go x5

Not with my coin-operated boy

This bridge was written to make you feel smitten*                                                                        *(épris)
And with my sad picture of girl getting bitterer
Oh, can you extract me from my plastic fantasy
I didn't think so but I'm still convincible

Oh will you persist even after I bet you a billion dollars
That I'll never love you and

Will you persist even after I kiss you goodbye for the last time

Will you keep on trying to prove it,

I'm dying to lose it, I'm losing my confidence

I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it
I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to
I want you, I want you, I want you, I want you
I want a, I want a, I want a, I want a coin-operated boy

And if I had a star to wish on for my life
I can't imagine any flesh and blood could be his match
I can even take him in the bath

Coin-operated boy, he may not be real experienced with girls
But I know, he feels like a boy should feel, isn't that the point
That is why I want a coin-operated boy
With a pretty coin-operated voice saying
That he loves me, that he's thinking of me
Straight and to the point that is why
I want a coin-operated boy