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 got something for the fellas this time around
Ladies won't you, tell them your names,
Tabitha, Athena and La Von
If you really, really want it
All you got to do is get up on it
If you really, really want it
All you got to do is get up on it
The time has come for us
Oh baby to get real busy baby
Oh yes it has hmm
And you don't have to be afraid of my love
Oh no, cause it won't hurt you sugar
Oh no it won't, oh yeah baby
If you really, really want it
(If you really want it)
All you got to do is get up on it
(Yeah)
If you really, really want it
(Baby, do you really want my love)
All you got to is get up on it
I like it girl when we get
Real get freaky baby, ooh yes I do baby
And I'm on my hands and knees
You know I'm with it sugar
Girl I'm with everything you want to do
(Sang)
If you really, really want it
(If you really want it baby)
All you go to do is get up on it
(All you go to do girl get up on that love of mine)
If you really, really want it
(If you really, really want it baby)
All you got to do is get up on it
(Girl I want to take this off tonight)
Boy, I know that this is it
(A love)
'Cause I know that I'm giving you a love
(And I know I'm giving you a love)
A love , a love you can't resist baby
(A love you can't resist)
Babe, babe bring it on
(If you really, really want it)
If you really want it, come on and get it
(All you got to is get up on it)
Get up on it, oh
(If you really, really want it)
Oh, if you really want it
Come on baby
(All you got to do it get up on it)
Baby yeah, oh girl
(I know that this is it)
I know that this is it
(I know that this is it boy)
And I know that I'm giving my love
(A love you can't resist)
Don't leave me baby, oh oh yeah
Yeah baby, oh boy
(I know that this is it)
I know, I know, I know
I know I'm giving you, giving you
All my loving my baby
(I know I'm giving you my love)
Oh love
(A love you can't resist)
A love you can't resist
I wanna lick you up and down
Ladies won't you, tell them your names,
Tabitha, Athena and La Von
If you really, really want it
All you got to do is get up on it
If you really, really want it
All you got to do is get up on it
The time has come for us
Oh baby to get real busy baby
Oh yes it has hmm
And you don't have to be afraid of my love
Oh no, cause it won't hurt you sugar
Oh no it won't, oh yeah baby
If you really, really want it
(If you really want it)
All you got to do is get up on it
(Yeah)
If you really, really want it
(Baby, do you really want my love)
All you got to is get up on it
I like it girl when we get
Real get freaky baby, ooh yes I do baby
And I'm on my hands and knees
You know I'm with it sugar
Girl I'm with everything you want to do
(Sang)
If you really, really want it
(If you really want it baby)
All you go to do is get up on it
(All you go to do girl get up on that love of mine)
If you really, really want it
(If you really, really want it baby)
All you got to do is get up on it
(Girl I want to take this off tonight)
Boy, I know that this is it
(A love)
'Cause I know that I'm giving you a love
(And I know I'm giving you a love)
A love , a love you can't resist baby
(A love you can't resist)
Babe, babe bring it on
(If you really, really want it)
If you really want it, come on and get it
(All you got to is get up on it)
Get up on it, oh
(If you really, really want it)
Oh, if you really want it
Come on baby
(All you got to do it get up on it)
Baby yeah, oh girl
(I know that this is it)
I know that this is it
(I know that this is it boy)
And I know that I'm giving my love
(A love you can't resist)
Don't leave me baby, oh oh yeah
Yeah baby, oh boy
(I know that this is it)
I know, I know, I know
I know I'm giving you, giving you
All my loving my baby
(I know I'm giving you my love)
Oh love
(A love you can't resist)
A love you can't resist
I wanna lick you up and down
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Get up on It Lyrics as written by Christopher Alan Stewart Tyrese Darnell Gibson
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