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.
Now this one, uh huh, Kingston, Uh huh, Lyndon
Uh huh, Springfield, uh huh, Farmers, Uh huh, Meric
Uh huh, Jamica, uh huh (see what I mean) Hillside, Uh huh.
Ung Long shung long unlong Pie, DL darling why?
You be the husband me be the wife...
Drop drop, wha drop drop wha drop drop whaa
Ta ta Sandra Lee, Sandra Lee
Me make love to her she a go and chinese
Hung fung ching fung
DL please kiss me uh huhhhh uh huhh
There miss a king Yellow
In Queen City USA I do my thing fellow,
Without the bling, Hello
Ayoo I'm drinving slowowww
Ch-ch Checkin out the flowowww
King tubby Dub style on my stereoohhh
Thinkin about a cut a rug, rub a dub
Bubble at the Q club,
Type of Female just for DL
Little miss Uhh, that's what im'a call her
And she gonna have to check for me, for me I'm not a baller
Check me out in 5 mins, when you're finshed, when you hit a stout
I'm not about that, I need a gal pickin me
From Leginee, into me, hittin me until she sick of me
Picture me, on Fran Louis, spot hoes a sewers
Street kind of sewers making left right manoeuvres,
Through the Traffic, see some school girls, they dress graphic
Your mind on to get her, warn me to one word
As I splurt, and catch the light on Lydon,
Rev the engine, I said one love to my brejerine
And the legend, heads poppin, joints knockin
Shorties on the corner actin like they want to hop in
I'm not stoppin, I'm pushin up to OGs
You can smell the steam fish food, the rice and peas
Dread, Gettin ghetto rich sellin bootleg flicks
He like waddup star you want to get rich and switch
I'm like Cool Aya, welcome to United
You know sayin things like that, you bon fire
Uh, fly the gate, wait, that's when I seen her
Young fresh and green, word up I'm trying to meet her
So while I'm about to push up, I hope she ain't shoosh up
I reached the front desk, she look up, my name is DL
So tell me wha' you're name, wait, lemme guess, precious
She had me on the pressure scene, and she said she name,
[Chorus:]
Josephine, The girl her name Josephine, see what I mean
Josephine, The girl her name Josephine, see what I mean
Josephine, The girl her name Josephine, see what I mean
Josephine, The girl her name Josephine, see what I mean
And then she said, please do, tell me where you having
I said hopefully its you I'm having, candlelight with salmon
And maybe later on ,we can do some ballroom dancing
And if you like lovers rock I could call the Baron Simon
"you see love from a distance, loving that's so rare", word
So where you from? Kingston. Which part, Barbacuan. Where you take, Dollavan,
Yo lemme take you home, and then she said no
But you kinda cute, I'll take you're number, I said, what a bumba
And then I checked the bumper, yo lemme get a pen, ill be home around 10
And if you just let me in, I'll be your new best friend
And just when I'm about to leave, yo she pulled me by my sleeve and said
"DL what happened? You don't want a food for eat?"
I said "of course Mama, yo it must have slipped my mind
If you have a little time, won't you run it down the line
Well we'll have the ox tail, stew pea, jerk chicken
Curry Gourd brown stew covered in the kitchen
Red snap of kingfish, escabeach style
Scotch bonnet pepper, if you want it hot or mild
Chicken foot crow cut, beef red pea soup
Serengie and G red stripped carrot juice
Break the cocoa bread, and with out the bun and cheese
And the black Kid, now can I take your order please?"
I stood there for a second, undressing her in my mind
Told myself, I shouldn't have to be pressing her in my mind
Conscious was saying, if you want to pull it be smarter
You gotta act like you ain't checkin, shell be sweating you harder
I'm like true, make the order, we should care to sit by
As I looked, shorty gave a sexy wink with her eye
And I turned with no reply, like she wasn't a queen
Like I'm not checking, 2 months now, and I'm still thinkin about
[Chorus]
Uh huh, Springfield, uh huh, Farmers, Uh huh, Meric
Uh huh, Jamica, uh huh (see what I mean) Hillside, Uh huh.
Ung Long shung long unlong Pie, DL darling why?
You be the husband me be the wife...
Drop drop, wha drop drop wha drop drop whaa
Ta ta Sandra Lee, Sandra Lee
Me make love to her she a go and chinese
Hung fung ching fung
DL please kiss me uh huhhhh uh huhh
There miss a king Yellow
In Queen City USA I do my thing fellow,
Without the bling, Hello
Ayoo I'm drinving slowowww
Ch-ch Checkin out the flowowww
King tubby Dub style on my stereoohhh
Thinkin about a cut a rug, rub a dub
Bubble at the Q club,
Type of Female just for DL
Little miss Uhh, that's what im'a call her
And she gonna have to check for me, for me I'm not a baller
Check me out in 5 mins, when you're finshed, when you hit a stout
I'm not about that, I need a gal pickin me
From Leginee, into me, hittin me until she sick of me
Picture me, on Fran Louis, spot hoes a sewers
Street kind of sewers making left right manoeuvres,
Through the Traffic, see some school girls, they dress graphic
Your mind on to get her, warn me to one word
As I splurt, and catch the light on Lydon,
Rev the engine, I said one love to my brejerine
And the legend, heads poppin, joints knockin
Shorties on the corner actin like they want to hop in
I'm not stoppin, I'm pushin up to OGs
You can smell the steam fish food, the rice and peas
Dread, Gettin ghetto rich sellin bootleg flicks
He like waddup star you want to get rich and switch
I'm like Cool Aya, welcome to United
You know sayin things like that, you bon fire
Uh, fly the gate, wait, that's when I seen her
Young fresh and green, word up I'm trying to meet her
So while I'm about to push up, I hope she ain't shoosh up
I reached the front desk, she look up, my name is DL
So tell me wha' you're name, wait, lemme guess, precious
She had me on the pressure scene, and she said she name,
[Chorus:]
Josephine, The girl her name Josephine, see what I mean
Josephine, The girl her name Josephine, see what I mean
Josephine, The girl her name Josephine, see what I mean
Josephine, The girl her name Josephine, see what I mean
And then she said, please do, tell me where you having
I said hopefully its you I'm having, candlelight with salmon
And maybe later on ,we can do some ballroom dancing
And if you like lovers rock I could call the Baron Simon
"you see love from a distance, loving that's so rare", word
So where you from? Kingston. Which part, Barbacuan. Where you take, Dollavan,
Yo lemme take you home, and then she said no
But you kinda cute, I'll take you're number, I said, what a bumba
And then I checked the bumper, yo lemme get a pen, ill be home around 10
And if you just let me in, I'll be your new best friend
And just when I'm about to leave, yo she pulled me by my sleeve and said
"DL what happened? You don't want a food for eat?"
I said "of course Mama, yo it must have slipped my mind
If you have a little time, won't you run it down the line
Well we'll have the ox tail, stew pea, jerk chicken
Curry Gourd brown stew covered in the kitchen
Red snap of kingfish, escabeach style
Scotch bonnet pepper, if you want it hot or mild
Chicken foot crow cut, beef red pea soup
Serengie and G red stripped carrot juice
Break the cocoa bread, and with out the bun and cheese
And the black Kid, now can I take your order please?"
I stood there for a second, undressing her in my mind
Told myself, I shouldn't have to be pressing her in my mind
Conscious was saying, if you want to pull it be smarter
You gotta act like you ain't checkin, shell be sweating you harder
I'm like true, make the order, we should care to sit by
As I looked, shorty gave a sexy wink with her eye
And I turned with no reply, like she wasn't a queen
Like I'm not checking, 2 months now, and I'm still thinkin about
[Chorus]
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