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.
Well, I've got a little mama and my mama is small
My little mama is five foot tall
Well now, when she gives me kisses I feel like a fool
My little mama is cool-cool-cool.
She gives me five feet of lovin, yeah man
Five feet of huggin', oh boy
Five feet of lovin' that satisfies my soul.
Yeah, when I take her dancin', she's the chick on the scene
When she starts a-boppin' everybody starts to scream
She does the camel walk across the middle of the floor
I begin to holler, Give me more-more-more
She gives me five feet of lovin, yeah man
Five feet of huggin', oh boy
Five feet of lovin' that satisfies my soul.
(Rock!)
My mama gives me kisses in the middle of the night
My little mama is the joy of my life
Ho-kiss, po-kiss, domino-kiss zip-boom-bah
My litte mama, rah-rah-rah
She gives me five feet of lovin, yeah man
Five feet of huggin' hey man
Five feet of lovin' that satisfies my soul. (Rock!)
Well, I've got a little mama and my mama is small
My little mama is five feet tall
When she gives me kisses I feel like a fool
My little mama is cool-cool-cool.
She gives me five feet of lovin, yeah man
Five feet of huggin' oh boy
Five feet of huggin' that satisfies my soul.
My little mama is five foot tall
Well now, when she gives me kisses I feel like a fool
My little mama is cool-cool-cool.
She gives me five feet of lovin, yeah man
Five feet of huggin', oh boy
Five feet of lovin' that satisfies my soul.
Yeah, when I take her dancin', she's the chick on the scene
When she starts a-boppin' everybody starts to scream
She does the camel walk across the middle of the floor
I begin to holler, Give me more-more-more
She gives me five feet of lovin, yeah man
Five feet of huggin', oh boy
Five feet of lovin' that satisfies my soul.
(Rock!)
My mama gives me kisses in the middle of the night
My little mama is the joy of my life
Ho-kiss, po-kiss, domino-kiss zip-boom-bah
My litte mama, rah-rah-rah
She gives me five feet of lovin, yeah man
Five feet of huggin' hey man
Five feet of lovin' that satisfies my soul. (Rock!)
Well, I've got a little mama and my mama is small
My little mama is five feet tall
When she gives me kisses I feel like a fool
My little mama is cool-cool-cool.
She gives me five feet of lovin, yeah man
Five feet of huggin' oh boy
Five feet of huggin' that satisfies my soul.
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Five Feet of Lovin' Lyrics as written by Buck Peddy Mel Tillis
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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