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.
Ooh
Come on, right on, now
Ooh, oh, c'mon, stay
I feel alright
Yeah, I feel alright
Ooh
Uh, lemme in
Hey, lemme in
Hey, bring it down
Uh
Callin' from the fun house with my song
We been separated, baby, far too long
Callin' all you whoop-dee
Pretty things
Shinin' in your freedom, come and be my rings
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house, yeah
Yeah, I came to play and I mean to play around
Yeah, I came to play and I mean to play real good
Yeah, I came to play
Oh
Alright, hey, lemme in
Uh
Take it down
I feel alright
Take it down, uh
Hoo
Little baby girlie, little baby boy
Cover me with lovin' in a bundle o'joy
Do I care to show you what I'm dreamin' of?
Do I dare to whoop ya with my love?
Every little baby knows just what I mean
Livin' in division in a shiftin' scene
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Blow
Yeah, I came to play
Came to play
Blow, Steve!
Hoo
Uh
Hey
Hey, now
Uh, lemme in
One more
Time
Take it down
Take it down
A-takin' it down
We been separated
We been separated
A little too long
I said alright, alright, alright, alright, oh no!
Said alright, alright, alright, alright, oh no!
Said alright, alright, alright, no, no, no!
Said alright, alright, alright, blow, blow!
Blow!
Yeah, I came to play
Yeah, fun house boy will steal your heart away
Yeah, fun house boy will steal heart away
Will steal
Yeah
I came to play, I came to play
Came to play
Yeah baby
This is it
Baby
Yeah, I came to play
I came to play
Ooh-ooh
Ooh
Wow!
Come on, right on, now
Ooh, oh, c'mon, stay
I feel alright
Yeah, I feel alright
Ooh
Uh, lemme in
Hey, lemme in
Hey, bring it down
Uh
Callin' from the fun house with my song
We been separated, baby, far too long
Callin' all you whoop-dee
Pretty things
Shinin' in your freedom, come and be my rings
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house, yeah
Yeah, I came to play and I mean to play around
Yeah, I came to play and I mean to play real good
Yeah, I came to play
Oh
Alright, hey, lemme in
Uh
Take it down
I feel alright
Take it down, uh
Hoo
Little baby girlie, little baby boy
Cover me with lovin' in a bundle o'joy
Do I care to show you what I'm dreamin' of?
Do I dare to whoop ya with my love?
Every little baby knows just what I mean
Livin' in division in a shiftin' scene
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Hold me tight
Callin' from the fun house
Blow
Yeah, I came to play
Came to play
Blow, Steve!
Hoo
Uh
Hey
Hey, now
Uh, lemme in
One more
Time
Take it down
Take it down
A-takin' it down
We been separated
We been separated
A little too long
I said alright, alright, alright, alright, oh no!
Said alright, alright, alright, alright, oh no!
Said alright, alright, alright, no, no, no!
Said alright, alright, alright, blow, blow!
Blow!
Yeah, I came to play
Yeah, fun house boy will steal your heart away
Yeah, fun house boy will steal heart away
Will steal
Yeah
I came to play, I came to play
Came to play
Yeah baby
This is it
Baby
Yeah, I came to play
I came to play
Ooh-ooh
Ooh
Wow!
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Fun House Lyrics as written by James Osterberg David Alexander
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