The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Sho' 'nuff, shorty
What it do? Yeah
Ooh
Sho' 'nuff, pimping
Oh boy, uh
What y'all know about a supermodel?
Fresh out of Elle magazine
Buy her own bottles
Look, pimp juice, I keep me one
Bad than a mother
Oh, now (I hear you saying, I need a bad girl)
Let me hear you (if you're a bad girl)
Oh, players, when you see me
Act like you know me
I keep a dollar worth of dimes
You know pimping ain't easy
For all my chicks in the club
Who knows how to cut a rug
If you're a bad girl
Get at me, bad girl
Ooh, work me, baby
Shaking it the way I like
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (super bad, baby)
Get at me, bad girl (oh oh)
Now, I've seen a lot of broads (sugar)
All on one accord
Everyone looked the same
But take a look at my dame (my dame)
For sure, she take that Hypnotic or Alizé
There ain't much more I can say
But I need a (I need a bad girl)
Bad girl, yeah (if you're a bad girl)
Oh, got one thou' on the bar, now
Chick need a drink on the floor, now
Look at them bad girls moving it
Making faces while they doing it
Ah, I want to take one to the restroom
So close, I'm smelling like your perfume
If you're a bad girl
Get at me, bad girl
Ooh, work me, baby (yeah)
Shaking it the way I like
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (super bad, baby)
Get at me, bad girl (ah oh)
I'ma get me one of them (oh oh), get me one of them
Get me one of them (one of them), get me one of them
Get me one of them (oh oh), oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them (oh), get me one of them
Get me one of them, get me one of them (maybe two or three)
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh (that's cool with me, shorty)
Get at me, bad girl (ooh, I need a bad girl, oh)
If you wanna party
I got what you're looking for
Come see me in the V.I.P. (for bad company)
It's very necessary
To be that kind of girl for me
If you are, then, baby girl, let's leave
Ah oh
Ooh, work me, baby (ah, boogie, baby)
Shaking it the way I like (ooh shake it, baby)
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl (oh, what sexy lady)
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad (I'm ready to be bad)
I need a bad girl (I need to be bad) super bad, baby
Get at me, bad girl (ooh bad girl, oh)
I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them (one of them) get me one of them
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them (calling all girls, around the world)
Get me one of them
Get me one of them (yeah, get bad)
Get me one of them (if you're out there)
Get me one of them (I wanna see you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (if you hear me)
Get at me, bad girl (get at me, bad girls)
I'ma get me one of them (around the world)
Get me one of them
Get me one of them (yeah, stay bad)
Get me one of them (if you're out there)
Get me one of them (I wanna see you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (if you hear me)
Get at me, bad girl
What it do? Yeah
Ooh
Sho' 'nuff, pimping
Oh boy, uh
What y'all know about a supermodel?
Fresh out of Elle magazine
Buy her own bottles
Look, pimp juice, I keep me one
Bad than a mother
Oh, now (I hear you saying, I need a bad girl)
Let me hear you (if you're a bad girl)
Oh, players, when you see me
Act like you know me
I keep a dollar worth of dimes
You know pimping ain't easy
For all my chicks in the club
Who knows how to cut a rug
If you're a bad girl
Get at me, bad girl
Ooh, work me, baby
Shaking it the way I like
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (super bad, baby)
Get at me, bad girl (oh oh)
Now, I've seen a lot of broads (sugar)
All on one accord
Everyone looked the same
But take a look at my dame (my dame)
For sure, she take that Hypnotic or Alizé
There ain't much more I can say
But I need a (I need a bad girl)
Bad girl, yeah (if you're a bad girl)
Oh, got one thou' on the bar, now
Chick need a drink on the floor, now
Look at them bad girls moving it
Making faces while they doing it
Ah, I want to take one to the restroom
So close, I'm smelling like your perfume
If you're a bad girl
Get at me, bad girl
Ooh, work me, baby (yeah)
Shaking it the way I like
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (super bad, baby)
Get at me, bad girl (ah oh)
I'ma get me one of them (oh oh), get me one of them
Get me one of them (one of them), get me one of them
Get me one of them (oh oh), oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them (oh), get me one of them
Get me one of them, get me one of them (maybe two or three)
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh (that's cool with me, shorty)
Get at me, bad girl (ooh, I need a bad girl, oh)
If you wanna party
I got what you're looking for
Come see me in the V.I.P. (for bad company)
It's very necessary
To be that kind of girl for me
If you are, then, baby girl, let's leave
Ah oh
Ooh, work me, baby (ah, boogie, baby)
Shaking it the way I like (ooh shake it, baby)
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl (oh, what sexy lady)
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad (I'm ready to be bad)
I need a bad girl (I need to be bad) super bad, baby
Get at me, bad girl (ooh bad girl, oh)
I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them (one of them) get me one of them
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them (calling all girls, around the world)
Get me one of them
Get me one of them (yeah, get bad)
Get me one of them (if you're out there)
Get me one of them (I wanna see you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (if you hear me)
Get at me, bad girl (get at me, bad girls)
I'ma get me one of them (around the world)
Get me one of them
Get me one of them (yeah, stay bad)
Get me one of them (if you're out there)
Get me one of them (I wanna see you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (if you hear me)
Get at me, bad girl
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i think think song is about butt sex with another man, usher is gay
dude, you are wierd, this song is the business, and you are obviously on the wrong website!
This song has the best backround beat ever created apart form My Boo! Yall' Know? The guitar! This Song Is On Fire!
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i love usher! how can u say that!!! this is like.... my favorite song!!!
another song about being a playa. Stupid concept. This song would be 10x better if it spoke about the real stuff. I love the beat but enough playa songs already.
Usher sucks. In fact, all of this kind of music sucks balls.
I think Usher's music is horrible. I don't like anything about Usher's lyrics. The beats are cool. The lyrics are degrading, disgusting, and discriminating. (Ha! 3 D's!) I don't like Usher at all. That's just my opinion.
This song is pretty good. I agree that the guitar and the beat are incredible. I also love Usher's voice in this. Usher is my favorite male R&B singer. This is a song about finding a loose girl (bad girl) who he can hook up with.