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.
(Ryan) Hey,batter,batter, hey battter,batter swing.
(Chad) I've go to just do my thing.
(Ryan)Hey,batter,batter, hey batter,batter swing.
I'll show you that it's one and the same:
Baseball, dancing, same game.
It's easy:
Step up to the plate, start swingin.
(Chad) I wanna play ball now, and that's all.
This is what I do.
It ain't no dance that you can show me.
(Lányok) You'll never know it you never try.
(Chad)There's just one little thing that stops me ev'ry time YEAH.
(Ryan) Come on!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan és a lányok) I know you can.
(Chad) Not a chance.
(Ryan és a lányok) If I could do this, well, you could do that.
(Chad) But I don't dance.
(Ryan) Hit it out of the park!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan) I say you can.
(Chad) There's not a chance.
(Ryan) Slide home, you score, swingin on the dance floor.
(Chad) I don't dance, no.
(Ryan)Hey,batter,batter, hey batter,batter swing.
(Chad) I've go to just do my thing.
(Ryan)Hey,batter,batter, hey batter,batter swing.
(Ryan) Two-steppin, now you're up to bat.
Bases loaded, do your dance.
It's easy:
Take your best shot, just hit it.
(Chad) I've got what it takes, playin my game, so you better spin that pitch you're gonna throw me, YEAH.
I'll show you how I swing.
(Lányok) You'll never know if you never try.
(Chad)There's just one little thing that stops me ev'ry time. YEAH.
(Ryan)Come on!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan és a lányok) I know you can.
(Chad) Not a chance.
(Ryan és a lányok)If I could do this, well, you could do that.
(Chad) But I don' dance.
(Ryan) Hit it out of the park!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan) I say you can.
(Chad) There's not a chance.
(Ryan) Slide home, you score, swingin on the dance floor.
(Chad) I don't dance, no.
(Ryan) Lean back, tuck it in, take a chance.
Swing it out, spin around, do the dance.
(Chad) I wanna play ball, not dance hall.
I'm makin a triple, not a curtain call.
(Ryan) I can prove it to you til you know it's true, cause I can swing it, I can bring it to the diamond too.
(Chad) You're talkin a lot; show me what you got. STOP.
(Mindenki!) Swing!
(Ryan) HEY
Come on, swing it like this.
Oh, swing!
(Chad) Ooh
(Ryan)Jitterbug...just like that.
That's what I mean; That's how you swing.
(Chad) You make a good pitch but I don't believe.
(Ryan) I say you can.
(Chad) I know I can't.
(Ryan és Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan) You can do it.
(Chad) I don't dance, no.
(Ryan) Nothin'to it. Alta boy, alta boy. YEAH.
(Chad) Hey,batter,batter, hey batter,bater what?
(Ryan) One,two,three,four, everybody swing!
(Ryan és Chad) COME ON!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan)I know you can.
(Chad) Not a chance.
(Ryan és a lányok) If I could do this, well, you could do that.
(Chad) But I don't dance.
(Ryan) Hit it out of the park!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan) I say you can.
(Chad) There's not a chance.
(Ryan) Slide home, you score, swingin on the dance floor.
(Chad) I don't dance, no.
(Chad) I've go to just do my thing.
(Ryan)Hey,batter,batter, hey batter,batter swing.
I'll show you that it's one and the same:
Baseball, dancing, same game.
It's easy:
Step up to the plate, start swingin.
(Chad) I wanna play ball now, and that's all.
This is what I do.
It ain't no dance that you can show me.
(Lányok) You'll never know it you never try.
(Chad)There's just one little thing that stops me ev'ry time YEAH.
(Ryan) Come on!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan és a lányok) I know you can.
(Chad) Not a chance.
(Ryan és a lányok) If I could do this, well, you could do that.
(Chad) But I don't dance.
(Ryan) Hit it out of the park!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan) I say you can.
(Chad) There's not a chance.
(Ryan) Slide home, you score, swingin on the dance floor.
(Chad) I don't dance, no.
(Ryan)Hey,batter,batter, hey batter,batter swing.
(Chad) I've go to just do my thing.
(Ryan)Hey,batter,batter, hey batter,batter swing.
(Ryan) Two-steppin, now you're up to bat.
Bases loaded, do your dance.
It's easy:
Take your best shot, just hit it.
(Chad) I've got what it takes, playin my game, so you better spin that pitch you're gonna throw me, YEAH.
I'll show you how I swing.
(Lányok) You'll never know if you never try.
(Chad)There's just one little thing that stops me ev'ry time. YEAH.
(Ryan)Come on!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan és a lányok) I know you can.
(Chad) Not a chance.
(Ryan és a lányok)If I could do this, well, you could do that.
(Chad) But I don' dance.
(Ryan) Hit it out of the park!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan) I say you can.
(Chad) There's not a chance.
(Ryan) Slide home, you score, swingin on the dance floor.
(Chad) I don't dance, no.
(Ryan) Lean back, tuck it in, take a chance.
Swing it out, spin around, do the dance.
(Chad) I wanna play ball, not dance hall.
I'm makin a triple, not a curtain call.
(Ryan) I can prove it to you til you know it's true, cause I can swing it, I can bring it to the diamond too.
(Chad) You're talkin a lot; show me what you got. STOP.
(Mindenki!) Swing!
(Ryan) HEY
Come on, swing it like this.
Oh, swing!
(Chad) Ooh
(Ryan)Jitterbug...just like that.
That's what I mean; That's how you swing.
(Chad) You make a good pitch but I don't believe.
(Ryan) I say you can.
(Chad) I know I can't.
(Ryan és Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan) You can do it.
(Chad) I don't dance, no.
(Ryan) Nothin'to it. Alta boy, alta boy. YEAH.
(Chad) Hey,batter,batter, hey batter,bater what?
(Ryan) One,two,three,four, everybody swing!
(Ryan és Chad) COME ON!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan)I know you can.
(Chad) Not a chance.
(Ryan és a lányok) If I could do this, well, you could do that.
(Chad) But I don't dance.
(Ryan) Hit it out of the park!
(Chad) I don't dance.
(Ryan) I say you can.
(Chad) There's not a chance.
(Ryan) Slide home, you score, swingin on the dance floor.
(Chad) I don't dance, no.
Lyrics submitted by jesusavesx_us
I don't dance Lyrics as written by Matthew R. T. Gerrard Robert S. Nevil
Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
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