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.
I'm a ninja
Of the dance floor
I got a craving for whatevers yours
I'm a fucking ninja
Of the dance floor
I do the things that you can't ignore
Are you a ninja!
Do you drink special brew?
Cause you can't afford a bottle of the champagne too?
Get out the kitchen if you can't take the heat
I never eat cause
I haven't had a good night till I'm sick in the street
Ah bro that really smells
What have you been drinking man
Super strongbow motherfucker do you wanna can?
I don't pay by card and
I don't pay by cheque man
I'll give you so much change you can't even hold it in your hand I I...
I'm an assassin of the dance floor right?
I silently assassinate every drink in sight
I got eyes like a hawk a serial drink thief
I'm like Robin Hood apart from that I'm robbing for me
From the rich cause I'm poor
A celebrity whore
I'm the type of boy you told your daughters to watch out for
And my hands are like samurai swords
But they're not metal so nothing like swords
They're just hands what the fuck you saying man?
But I'm still a ninja
Of the dance floor
My hands look nothing like samurai swords
But I'm a fucking ninja
Of the dance floor
So get ready for what I got in store
I went to cheapskates, to be a cheapskate
I went to punk to getta lil crunk
I went to mahiki thought I could be cheeky
They wouldn't let me in -NAH
Till I showed my kata-NAH
Is that my drink?
I-aint got no drink
I swear that's my drink
It was just any drink
Well my drinks been drunk OH WELL
That shit got stung OH WELL
Oh well, welly welly
Lets take a ride like Nelly
We could move like jelly
Were invisible were up all night
I've got special powers
I can stay up for seven whole hours
I can see when it's foggy foggy
Like snoop doggy doggy
I'm a ninja dick face got a tattoo to prove it!
Don't ever let me see you waste your drink cuz I'll lose it
Give you five whole seconds to finish it up
Till I come around the corner take a shit in your cup
I'm a ninja
Of the dance floor
I'll take a shit in everything that's yours
I'm a fucking ninja
Of the dance floor
I drink more than a liquor store
Are you a ninja? WHAT!
Of the dancefloor? WHAT!
Did you say something there?
Yeah I was just doing the little white boy bit like 'whaat'
What a bit like eminem
Yeah
Baby I'm a ninja
In a western world
Now lets hear it from my ninja girl
Baby Boo, all of my friends are Ninjas too just like you
nin nin ja ja ja
I'm a fuckin ninja
nin nin ja ja ja
I'm a fuckin ninja
nin nin ja ja ja
I'm a fuckin ninja
nin nin ja ja ja
I'm a fuckin ninja of the dance floor
Of the dance floor
I got a craving for whatevers yours
I'm a fucking ninja
Of the dance floor
I do the things that you can't ignore
Are you a ninja!
Do you drink special brew?
Cause you can't afford a bottle of the champagne too?
Get out the kitchen if you can't take the heat
I never eat cause
I haven't had a good night till I'm sick in the street
Ah bro that really smells
What have you been drinking man
Super strongbow motherfucker do you wanna can?
I don't pay by card and
I don't pay by cheque man
I'll give you so much change you can't even hold it in your hand I I...
I'm an assassin of the dance floor right?
I silently assassinate every drink in sight
I got eyes like a hawk a serial drink thief
I'm like Robin Hood apart from that I'm robbing for me
From the rich cause I'm poor
A celebrity whore
I'm the type of boy you told your daughters to watch out for
And my hands are like samurai swords
But they're not metal so nothing like swords
They're just hands what the fuck you saying man?
But I'm still a ninja
Of the dance floor
My hands look nothing like samurai swords
But I'm a fucking ninja
Of the dance floor
So get ready for what I got in store
I went to cheapskates, to be a cheapskate
I went to punk to getta lil crunk
I went to mahiki thought I could be cheeky
They wouldn't let me in -NAH
Till I showed my kata-NAH
Is that my drink?
I-aint got no drink
I swear that's my drink
It was just any drink
Well my drinks been drunk OH WELL
That shit got stung OH WELL
Oh well, welly welly
Lets take a ride like Nelly
We could move like jelly
Were invisible were up all night
I've got special powers
I can stay up for seven whole hours
I can see when it's foggy foggy
Like snoop doggy doggy
I'm a ninja dick face got a tattoo to prove it!
Don't ever let me see you waste your drink cuz I'll lose it
Give you five whole seconds to finish it up
Till I come around the corner take a shit in your cup
I'm a ninja
Of the dance floor
I'll take a shit in everything that's yours
I'm a fucking ninja
Of the dance floor
I drink more than a liquor store
Are you a ninja? WHAT!
Of the dancefloor? WHAT!
Did you say something there?
Yeah I was just doing the little white boy bit like 'whaat'
What a bit like eminem
Yeah
Baby I'm a ninja
In a western world
Now lets hear it from my ninja girl
Baby Boo, all of my friends are Ninjas too just like you
nin nin ja ja ja
I'm a fuckin ninja
nin nin ja ja ja
I'm a fuckin ninja
nin nin ja ja ja
I'm a fuckin ninja
nin nin ja ja ja
I'm a fuckin ninja of the dance floor
Lyrics submitted by alterEgo
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