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.
There was an old woman that lived in a shoe
Had so many children, she didn't know what to do
They were doin' all right, 'til she took 'em to town
The kids started pickin' 'em up and puttin' 'em down
Now all your children wanna rock, mama
All your children want to roll
They wanna roll, wanna rock, wanna bop 'til they pop
All your children want to rock
Well, we're not tryin' to live too fast
But we might as well try to live in class
We better move out 'fore the rent comes due
'Cause we wanna live in a blue suede shoe
All your children want to rock, mama
All your children want to roll
We wanna roll, wanna rock, wanna bop 'til we pop
All your children want to rock
Well, every night when it's quiet and still
You can hear it echoing through the hill
Through a blue suede shoe on a mountain top
All of mama's children are doin' the bop
All your children wanna rock, mama
All your children want to roll
They wanna roll, wanna rock, wanna bop 'til they pop
All your children want to rock
Well, all your children wanna rock, mama
All your children wanna roll
They wanna roll, wanna rock, wanna bop 'til they pop
All them children want to rock
Had so many children, she didn't know what to do
They were doin' all right, 'til she took 'em to town
The kids started pickin' 'em up and puttin' 'em down
Now all your children wanna rock, mama
All your children want to roll
They wanna roll, wanna rock, wanna bop 'til they pop
All your children want to rock
Well, we're not tryin' to live too fast
But we might as well try to live in class
We better move out 'fore the rent comes due
'Cause we wanna live in a blue suede shoe
All your children want to rock, mama
All your children want to roll
We wanna roll, wanna rock, wanna bop 'til we pop
All your children want to rock
Well, every night when it's quiet and still
You can hear it echoing through the hill
Through a blue suede shoe on a mountain top
All of mama's children are doin' the bop
All your children wanna rock, mama
All your children want to roll
They wanna roll, wanna rock, wanna bop 'til they pop
All your children want to rock
Well, all your children wanna rock, mama
All your children wanna roll
They wanna roll, wanna rock, wanna bop 'til they pop
All them children want to rock
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All Mama's Children Lyrics as written by Johnny Cash Carl Perkins
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