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.
Let the attack begin
Freestylers, 'longside the navigator and see
90Th through poor fe posse, in a liberating style is, broke wil'
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
We are Ruffneck, with the light in check
A ruffneck, make me rex head, a ruffneck, we got intellect
All in check, we got dem all in check, we navigator
We as the consciousness
Freestylers you give 'nuff respect, borke wil' massin' all the artist
A we dem 'avin' run gone check
Left side here, a mastahblastah
It's a num we have a goes a one he martyr
Know me I'ma never go down, push it for a da
Riddim's up on the
Everybody have a long
Rude boy massive become follow me
Got this time in, oh you got energy, ah your time to get lively here
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
We are Ruffneck, with the light in check
A ruffneck, make me rex head, a ruffneck, we got intellect
All in check, we got dem all in check, we navigator
We as the consciousness
Freestylers you give 'nuff respect, borke wil' massin' all the artist
A we dem 'avin' run gone check
Come now
Ruffneck, freestlyers man, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck
Left side here, a mastahblastah
It's a num we have a goes a one he martyr
Know me I'ma never go down, push it for a da
Riddim's up on the
Everybody have a long
Rude boy massive become follow me
Got this time in, oh you got energy, ah your time to get lively here
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
I'm a Ruffneck, yes, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck, yes
Be quiet, see dem up on the theh, see dem up on theh
See dem up on theh, see dem up on theh, midnight run
See dem up on theh, see dem up on theh, see dem up on theh
See dem up on theh, di freestylers
I'm a Ruffneck
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
I'm a Ruffneck, yes, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck, yes
Freestylers, 'longside the navigator and see
90Th through poor fe posse, in a liberating style is, broke wil'
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
We are Ruffneck, with the light in check
A ruffneck, make me rex head, a ruffneck, we got intellect
All in check, we got dem all in check, we navigator
We as the consciousness
Freestylers you give 'nuff respect, borke wil' massin' all the artist
A we dem 'avin' run gone check
Left side here, a mastahblastah
It's a num we have a goes a one he martyr
Know me I'ma never go down, push it for a da
Riddim's up on the
Everybody have a long
Rude boy massive become follow me
Got this time in, oh you got energy, ah your time to get lively here
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
We are Ruffneck, with the light in check
A ruffneck, make me rex head, a ruffneck, we got intellect
All in check, we got dem all in check, we navigator
We as the consciousness
Freestylers you give 'nuff respect, borke wil' massin' all the artist
A we dem 'avin' run gone check
Come now
Ruffneck, freestlyers man, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck
Left side here, a mastahblastah
It's a num we have a goes a one he martyr
Know me I'ma never go down, push it for a da
Riddim's up on the
Everybody have a long
Rude boy massive become follow me
Got this time in, oh you got energy, ah your time to get lively here
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
I'm a Ruffneck, yes, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck, yes
Be quiet, see dem up on the theh, see dem up on theh
See dem up on theh, see dem up on theh, midnight run
See dem up on theh, see dem up on theh, see dem up on theh
See dem up on theh, di freestylers
I'm a Ruffneck
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
I'm a Ruffneck, yes, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck, yes
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I'm really, really skeptical about the above lyrics. I think they were transcribed by someone who's not real familiar with UK accents or Jamaican dialect. Looks like a lot of guesswork.
Go ahead and type out what you hear in the song that the above poster may have gotten wrong. I don't know this song... I just happened to come across your comment.