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.
Beaster
Chorus:
You can hear me 'fore you see me I got king kong in the trunk
King kong, king, king, king, king Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong
You can hear me 'fore you see me You can hear me 'fore you see me
You can hear me 'fore you see me I got king kong in the trunk
King kong, king, king, king, king Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong
You can hear me 'fore you see me I got king I got king kong in the trunk
Verse 1: A yo this beat is bananas
Gave King Kong a tree and put ‘em in the trunk of the McClaren
So when the doors lift up they fall off
Take a look at my ride you see the doors is all off
And the wheels look flat, trunk so heavy in the back
Got the speakers in the front, they be sitting on my lap
Got the bumpers to the ground, 'cause the trunk weighing it down
They think it's a lowrider when they come from outa town
And that's 'cause King Kong, in the trunk, that's the gorillas behind me
So when I'm rolling through your hood anybody can find me
You can hear me from the next block
When I'm on the next block, when I'm headed to the next block
Got you jumping to the next block
Chorus: King Kong, king, king, king, king kong, king
King Kong, king, king, king, king Kong
You can hear me 'fore you see me (3x's)
I got king kong in the trunk
King kong, king, king, king, king Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong
You can hear me fore you see me
I got King, I got King Kong
Verse2: Lil' Momma got to stumping and jumping
When the bass start bumping
So I told her she weren't talking about nothing, and she just fronting
You can hear me from a block
And you already know what's up
With the women cause they feeling how it rumble in my trunk
I got plenty speakers up in my trunk and I turned it up
And all the ladies loving how it be bumping
They can check it out, you can hear me 'fore you see me
I got beats up in the trunk
All the ladies want to chase me when they hear my system bump
Say Jibbs I'm bout to head out to that Lou'
And holla at you about fedy, hit my celly soon as you ready
Count this cheese like a deli
They thought I was a lunatic when I pulled up to the telly
I had that candy coated chevy, showing it's grill like it's nelly
And the ladies love me why is that,
They love the way I be getting my lean on
Yellow diamond ring and my multi colored diamond bling on
Got that King Kong, yea I bet ya this gon' be the theme song
Cause that King Kong will have your ears ringing like a ring tone
Chorus: King Kong, king, king, king, king kong, king
King Kong, king, king, king, king Kong
You can hear me 'fore you see me (3x's)
I got king kong in the trunk
King kong, king, king, king, king Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong
You can hear me fore you see me
I got King, I got King Kong
Verse3: yea, yea, yea, yeah
Yo bitch is knockin', I got it on lock
Cause I make hits like I'm boxing
Start it up and it sound like a rock hit it
Then it have ya hangin' inside, like a pocket
See the beats is beating, ya hear me before you see me
Before you even can reach me, and then have ya thinking
That this boy is a beast in the streets
While ya blinking, have ya wobbling like you been drinking
I'll eat ya, it's like I got speakers in my speakers
So when they speaking on it all they can speak of is a beaster boy
So don't make me just treat ya to a feast
A beast‘ll just beat off both of your ear drums
Chorus:
(Repeat 3x's)
King Kong, king, king, king, king kong, king
King Kong, king, king, king, king Kong
You can hear me 'fore you see me (3x's)
I got king kong in the trunk
King kong, king, king, king, king Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong
You can here me 'fore you see me
I got King, I got King Kong
Chorus:
You can hear me 'fore you see me I got king kong in the trunk
King kong, king, king, king, king Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong
You can hear me 'fore you see me You can hear me 'fore you see me
You can hear me 'fore you see me I got king kong in the trunk
King kong, king, king, king, king Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong
You can hear me 'fore you see me I got king I got king kong in the trunk
Verse 1: A yo this beat is bananas
Gave King Kong a tree and put ‘em in the trunk of the McClaren
So when the doors lift up they fall off
Take a look at my ride you see the doors is all off
And the wheels look flat, trunk so heavy in the back
Got the speakers in the front, they be sitting on my lap
Got the bumpers to the ground, 'cause the trunk weighing it down
They think it's a lowrider when they come from outa town
And that's 'cause King Kong, in the trunk, that's the gorillas behind me
So when I'm rolling through your hood anybody can find me
You can hear me from the next block
When I'm on the next block, when I'm headed to the next block
Got you jumping to the next block
Chorus: King Kong, king, king, king, king kong, king
King Kong, king, king, king, king Kong
You can hear me 'fore you see me (3x's)
I got king kong in the trunk
King kong, king, king, king, king Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong
You can hear me fore you see me
I got King, I got King Kong
Verse2: Lil' Momma got to stumping and jumping
When the bass start bumping
So I told her she weren't talking about nothing, and she just fronting
You can hear me from a block
And you already know what's up
With the women cause they feeling how it rumble in my trunk
I got plenty speakers up in my trunk and I turned it up
And all the ladies loving how it be bumping
They can check it out, you can hear me 'fore you see me
I got beats up in the trunk
All the ladies want to chase me when they hear my system bump
Say Jibbs I'm bout to head out to that Lou'
And holla at you about fedy, hit my celly soon as you ready
Count this cheese like a deli
They thought I was a lunatic when I pulled up to the telly
I had that candy coated chevy, showing it's grill like it's nelly
And the ladies love me why is that,
They love the way I be getting my lean on
Yellow diamond ring and my multi colored diamond bling on
Got that King Kong, yea I bet ya this gon' be the theme song
Cause that King Kong will have your ears ringing like a ring tone
Chorus: King Kong, king, king, king, king kong, king
King Kong, king, king, king, king Kong
You can hear me 'fore you see me (3x's)
I got king kong in the trunk
King kong, king, king, king, king Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong
You can hear me fore you see me
I got King, I got King Kong
Verse3: yea, yea, yea, yeah
Yo bitch is knockin', I got it on lock
Cause I make hits like I'm boxing
Start it up and it sound like a rock hit it
Then it have ya hangin' inside, like a pocket
See the beats is beating, ya hear me before you see me
Before you even can reach me, and then have ya thinking
That this boy is a beast in the streets
While ya blinking, have ya wobbling like you been drinking
I'll eat ya, it's like I got speakers in my speakers
So when they speaking on it all they can speak of is a beaster boy
So don't make me just treat ya to a feast
A beast‘ll just beat off both of your ear drums
Chorus:
(Repeat 3x's)
King Kong, king, king, king, king kong, king
King Kong, king, king, king, king Kong
You can hear me 'fore you see me (3x's)
I got king kong in the trunk
King kong, king, king, king, king Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong, King
King Kong, King, King, King, King Kong
You can here me 'fore you see me
I got King, I got King Kong
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