[Verse 1] Well, Rosie hits the Burlington arcade And she hits it with every penny she has ever saved And I think she was prettier before She was raped by up-market department stores [] So as she looks down her nose At my excuse for clothes I'll sing Oh, the irony Mm, the irony [Verse 2] And her boyfriend's from the same school of thought And he wears with pride a status from a sports-shop board And they think they've more cla** than me And they're blinded by a fashion's ideology
[] So as they look down their nose At my excuse for clothes I'll sing Oh, the irony Mm, the irony [Verse 3] And you people talking through my set Well, if you don't like my songs Show me some f**ing etiquette Because you're here to see a show And it might be really good and then you'd never know [] So as you look down your nose And say "this guy blows" I'll sing Oh, the irony Mm, the irony