The Amateur Transplants (aka Adam Kay and Suman Biswas) are two junior doct… Read Full Bio ↴The Amateur Transplants (aka Adam Kay and Suman Biswas) are two junior doctors who practice medicine with varying degrees of success. Both were students together at Imperial College, and competed in the annual inter-medical school comedy competition.

Their debut album Fitness to Practice (featuring the ultra-sweary London Underground song) is "a cult hit" Sunday Times and "extremely funny" Daily Telegraph. In 2008 they released their second album "Unfit to Practice".

Sheila's Wheels
Amateur Transplants Lyrics

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Fellas, aren't you glad you're not a woman
You're not a Sheila
You're a Peter or a Clive
Because their lack of spacial awareness
Makes them really fucking careless
You should never ever let a woman drive

When a girl is sitting at the wheel

You're gonna hear the crunch of steel
There's a very real danger that she'll crash into a stranger
If you want to leave the car alive
Never let a woman drive

Beware the peugot 206
They're only ever bought by chicks
And their usual destination is the central reservation
If there's any hope that you'll survive
Never let a woman drive

If you ever let a bird reverse
You're gonna end up in a hearse
You're in massive fucking peril if your driver's name is Cheryl

If you want to leave the car alive
Never let a woman drive

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Amateur Transplants's song "Sheila's Wheels" are a satirical take on the stereotype that women are terrible drivers. The song starts off by addressing men and telling them how lucky they are to not be a woman because women, referred to as "Sheilas," have a lack of spatial awareness that makes them "really fucking careless." The lyrics then continue to assert that a woman should never be allowed to drive because of the danger they pose on the road. The song goes on to suggest that if you want to stay alive, you should never get in a car with a woman behind the wheel, and if you do, the outcome will be disastrous.

The song's lyrics highlight the unfortunate and harmful stereotype that women are bad drivers. This kind of sexism has a long history and persists today, even though women are no more likely to be in accidents than men. The song's satirical take on the issue points to the absurdity of such outdated and unfounded beliefs. While it may be silly and over-the-top, the song is a reflection of the kind of cultural biases that still exist today.

Overall, the lyrics are meant to be humorous and satirical. However, it is important to keep in mind the social context surrounding the song's message. While the lyrics are intended to be tongue-in-cheek, they could be misinterpreted as perpetuating harmful stereotypes.

Line by Line Meaning

Fellas, aren't you glad you're not a woman
The songwriter is asking if men are happy they are not women

You're not a Sheila
The songwriter is addressing the listeners as not being a woman named Sheila

You're a Peter or a Clive
The songwriter is suggesting that the listener is a man named Peter or Clive

Because their lack of spacial awareness
The songwriter is singling out women and saying they have poor spatial awareness

Makes them really fucking careless
The songwriter is saying that women, due to their poor spatial awareness, are very careless

You should never ever let a woman drive
The songwriter is giving advice to never let a woman drive due to their poor spatial awareness and carelessness

When a girl is sitting at the wheel
The songwriter is pointing out when a female is driving the vehicle

You're gonna hear the crunch of steel
The songwriter is stating that the vehicle will get into an accident and make the sound of metal being crushed

There's a very real danger that she'll crash into a stranger
The songwriter is warning that the female driver is likely to crash into someone else

If you want to leave the car alive
The songwriter is saying if you want to survive while in a car with a female driver

Never let a woman drive
The songwriter is restating their earlier advice to never let a woman drive

Beware the peugot 206
The songwriter is issuing a warning about a specific car model, the peugot 206

They're only ever bought by chicks
The songwriter is saying that women are the only ones who buy the peugot 206

And their usual destination is the central reservation
The songwriter is stating that women driving the peugot 206 are likely to end up crashing into the median strip of the road

If there's any hope that you'll survive
The songwriter is saying if you have any hope of surviving in a car with a female driver

Never let a woman drive
The songwriter is repeating their earlier advice to not let women drive

If you ever let a bird reverse
The songwriter is warning against allowing a woman to reverse a car

You're gonna end up in a hearse
The songwriter is saying that allowing a woman to reverse a car will result in death

You're in massive fucking peril if your driver's name is Cheryl
The songwriter is warning that if the driver is a woman with the name Cheryl, the situation is extremely dangerous

If you want to leave the car alive
The songwriter is stating that if someone wants to exit the car alive

Never let a woman drive
The songwriter is reiterating their advice to not let women drive

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