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.
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Oh whatcha gonna do, Katie?
You're a sweet sweet girl
But it's a cruel, cruel world
A cruel, cruel world
My pins are none too strong, Katie
Hurry up, Mrs Brown
I can feel it coming down
And it won't take none too long
But since you said goodbye
Polka dots fill my eyes
And I don't know why
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Whatcha gonna do, Katie?
You're a sweet, sweet girl
But it's a cruel, cruel world
A cruel, cruel world
Safety pins are none too strong, Katie
They hold my life together
And I'll never say never
And I'll never say never again
But since you said goodbye
Polka dots fill my eyes
And I don't know why
Since you said goodbye
Polka dots fill my eyes
And I don't know why
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
But since you said goodbye
Polka dots fill the skies
And I don't know why
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Oh whatcha gonna do, Katie?
You're a sweet sweet girl
But it's a cruel, cruel world
A cruel, cruel world
My pins are none too strong, Katie
Hurry up, Mrs Brown
I can feel it coming down
And it won't take none too long
But since you said goodbye
Polka dots fill my eyes
And I don't know why
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang
Whatcha gonna do, Katie?
You're a sweet, sweet girl
But it's a cruel, cruel world
A cruel, cruel world
Safety pins are none too strong, Katie
They hold my life together
And I'll never say never
And I'll never say never again
But since you said goodbye
Polka dots fill my eyes
And I don't know why
Since you said goodbye
Polka dots fill my eyes
And I don't know why
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
Shoop shoop shoop de-lang-a-lang
But since you said goodbye
Polka dots fill the skies
And I don't know why
Lyrics submitted by on_a_plain_11
What Katie Did Lyrics as written by Peter Doherty
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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ok, i'll clear up the polka dots thing, and the "pins" references. i'm an ex heroin user, and what heroin does is immediately constrict your pupils upon injection. this is commonly referred to as being pinned, or having pins. saying "since you said goodbye, polka dots fill my eyes" refers to coming off dope, when your pupils dialate and become large, like polka dots.
@jonnyP out of the 7 or 8 comments I've read, this one works closest to what I ran up from my worn tired but well oiled impulse control gadget, libertines lyrics have my head imagining the unrolling scenes jumbley haphazardly, which do suit , alot of times your first cartoon like image is the precise compared