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.
[Chorus: Big Moe, HA.W.K., Z-Ro]
[H.A.W.K. and Z-Ro]
Po it up
[Big Moe]
Yeaaaahhhh
[H.A.W.K. and Z-Ro]
Let yo mine be free
[Big Moe]
Let me freeeeee
[H.A.W.K. and Z-Ro]
Sip and drank with M-O-E
[Big Moe]
M-O-E
[H.A.W.K. and Z-Ro]
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
{Big Moe]
Po a fo
[H.A.W.K. and Z-Ro]
Po some mo
On the South Side we stay throoooooowed
[Verse 1: H.A.W.K.]
Smokin and leanin
Hatas plottin and schemin
Sippas be fiendin
Like a vagina for semen
Who knows the feelin
How it feels to lean
It's cough syrup
Or barre promethazine
Sticky green
And po up an 8
An orange Sunkist
Or a Welch's grape
Sip the sweet taste
Hit the blunts ya rolled up
Now grab a firm grip
Of that hundred dolla cup
Maan hold up
Share some with ya friends
Don't give it to Moe 'cause
It's too muddy
Big Red lookin bloody
Like a blood transfusion
And too much drank can cause an illusion
Knees get weak
And ya eyes is hazy
Wit ya mouth wide open
Now ya lookin crazy
Drank makes ya lazy
Jus ask the Barre Baby
Still stand tall with the Drank Baby
Po it up
[Chorus: H.A.W.K., Big Moe, Z-Ro]
[Verse 2: Big Moe]
Well I woke up
Early this mornin
Still throwed from the night befo
A playa was a young'n
I got out of my bed
Peeked out of the window
I saw my partna nigga Trae
Smokin on the hay
That's the way it goes when ya ballin parlay
So I got up
And I hopped in the shower
Ya know a big dude like to smell good
So I took about an hour
Popped the cherry maan
With a playa bald fade
That's the way it go when a playa stay paid
On the scene with my partna Pete
Boy hit the sweets
I gotta grab my pt
[Chorus: H.A.W.K., Big Moe, Z-Ro]
[Big Moe]
Ah do ya thang
AH do ya thang
Blue moooon
Blue mooooon
Keep it funky baby
Keep it funky baby
Z-Ro
Z-Rooooooo
[Verse 3: Z-Ro]
Showin up
Poin up
Plus we blowin up the scene
Drinkin promethazine
Plus we glow with bubble beam
Niggas be swervin out the lane
Fightin sleep
With a gallon of Big Red
Stayin and smokin sweets
In a Mazaradi
I'm be goin solo
When I mix and I shake
Headed to the tray
Hollin Moe
Cause my trunk got ???
Gotta get so mo drank candy
It ain't no if's, and's
Probably a maybe
Sho we gone be leanin on a regular daily basis
Maan I wreck faces
Swallow sweet tastes
Sip so much
I talk like I jus got braces
Never be catchin cases
Cause I stay on my ???
You know bout that Moe
Sippin and smokin with a trip to say Hi
Hittin the swisha sweets so I gotta stay high
[Chorus: H.A.W.K., Big Moe, Z-Ro]
[H.A.W.K. and Z-Ro]
Po it up
[Big Moe]
Yeaaaahhhh
[H.A.W.K. and Z-Ro]
Let yo mine be free
[Big Moe]
Let me freeeeee
[H.A.W.K. and Z-Ro]
Sip and drank with M-O-E
[Big Moe]
M-O-E
[H.A.W.K. and Z-Ro]
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
{Big Moe]
Po a fo
[H.A.W.K. and Z-Ro]
Po some mo
On the South Side we stay throoooooowed
[Verse 1: H.A.W.K.]
Smokin and leanin
Hatas plottin and schemin
Sippas be fiendin
Like a vagina for semen
Who knows the feelin
How it feels to lean
It's cough syrup
Or barre promethazine
Sticky green
And po up an 8
An orange Sunkist
Or a Welch's grape
Sip the sweet taste
Hit the blunts ya rolled up
Now grab a firm grip
Of that hundred dolla cup
Maan hold up
Share some with ya friends
Don't give it to Moe 'cause
It's too muddy
Big Red lookin bloody
Like a blood transfusion
And too much drank can cause an illusion
Knees get weak
And ya eyes is hazy
Wit ya mouth wide open
Now ya lookin crazy
Drank makes ya lazy
Jus ask the Barre Baby
Still stand tall with the Drank Baby
Po it up
[Chorus: H.A.W.K., Big Moe, Z-Ro]
[Verse 2: Big Moe]
Well I woke up
Early this mornin
Still throwed from the night befo
A playa was a young'n
I got out of my bed
Peeked out of the window
I saw my partna nigga Trae
Smokin on the hay
That's the way it goes when ya ballin parlay
So I got up
And I hopped in the shower
Ya know a big dude like to smell good
So I took about an hour
Popped the cherry maan
With a playa bald fade
That's the way it go when a playa stay paid
On the scene with my partna Pete
Boy hit the sweets
I gotta grab my pt
[Chorus: H.A.W.K., Big Moe, Z-Ro]
[Big Moe]
Ah do ya thang
AH do ya thang
Blue moooon
Blue mooooon
Keep it funky baby
Keep it funky baby
Z-Ro
Z-Rooooooo
[Verse 3: Z-Ro]
Showin up
Poin up
Plus we blowin up the scene
Drinkin promethazine
Plus we glow with bubble beam
Niggas be swervin out the lane
Fightin sleep
With a gallon of Big Red
Stayin and smokin sweets
In a Mazaradi
I'm be goin solo
When I mix and I shake
Headed to the tray
Hollin Moe
Cause my trunk got ???
Gotta get so mo drank candy
It ain't no if's, and's
Probably a maybe
Sho we gone be leanin on a regular daily basis
Maan I wreck faces
Swallow sweet tastes
Sip so much
I talk like I jus got braces
Never be catchin cases
Cause I stay on my ???
You know bout that Moe
Sippin and smokin with a trip to say Hi
Hittin the swisha sweets so I gotta stay high
[Chorus: H.A.W.K., Big Moe, Z-Ro]
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Po' It Up Lyrics as written by Kenneth Moore Aswad W Sampson
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