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.
Shake dat ting Miss Cana, Cana
Shake dat ting Miss Annabella
Shake dat ting, yo, Donna, Donna
Jodi and Rebecca
Woman get busy
Just shake dat booty non-stop
When da beat drops
Just keep swingin' it
Get jiggy, get crunked up
Percolate, anyting you want fi call it
Oscillate your hip and don't take pity
Me wan' fi see you get live 'pon di riddim when me ride
And mi lyrics ah provide electricity
Gyal, nobody cyaan' do you nothin'
Cah you done know your destiny
Yo, sexy ladies wan' par wid us
Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
Inna di club dem wan' flex wid us
To get next wid us, dem cyaan' vex wid us
From di day me born, Jah ignite mi flame
Gyal ah call mi name and it is my fame
It's all good, girl, turn me on
'Til ah early morn', let's get it on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
Girl, it's all good, just turn me on
Gyal, don't sweat it
Don't get agitate, gyal, gwan rotate
Cah anyting you want you know you must get it
From yuh name ah mention, don't ease di tension
Gyal, run di program, just gwan pet it
Yo, have a good time, gyal, free up unnuh mind
Cah nobody cyaan' diss, yuh man won't let it
Cah you ah di number one, gyal, wave yuh hand
Make dem see di weddin' band
Yo, sexy ladies wan' par wid us
Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
Inna di club dem wan' flex wid us
To get next to us, dem nah vex wid us
From di day me born, Jah ignite mi flame
Gyal ah call mi name and it is my fame
It's all good, girl, turn me on
'Til ah early morn', let's get it on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
Girl, it's all good, just turn me on
Woman get busy
Just shake dat booty non-stop
When da beat drops
Jus keep swingin' it
Get jiggy, get crunked up
Percolate, anyting you want fi call it
Oscillate your hip and don't take pity
Me wan' fi see you get live when di riddim it ah ride
And mi lyrics ah provide electricity
Gyal, nobody cyaan' tell you nothin'
Cah you done know your destiny
Yo, sexy ladies wan' par wid us
Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
Inna di club dem wan' flex wid us
To get next to us, dem nah vex wid us
From di day me born, Jah ignite mi flame
Gyal ah call mi name and it is my fame
It's all good, girl, turn me on
'Til ah early morn', let's get it on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
Girl, it's all good, just turn me on
Yo, shake dat ting, Miss Cana, Cana
Shake dat ting, yo, Annabella
Shake dat ting, Miss Donna, Donna
Yo, Miss Jodi and di one name Rebecca, yo
Shake dat ting, yo, Joanna
Shake dat ting, yo, Annabella
Shake dat ting, Miss Cana, Cana
Dutty (yo), yeah, yo
Well, me go suh then
Sexy ladies wan' par wid us
Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
Inna di club dem wan' flex wid us
Fi get next to us, dem nah vex wid us
From di day me born, Jah ignite mi flame
Gyal ah call mi name and it is my fame
It's all good, girl, turn me on
'Til ah early morn', let's get it on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
Girl, it's all good, just turn me on
Yo, sexy ladies wan' par wid us
Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
Inna di club dem wan' flex wid us
To get next wid us, dem nah vex wid us
From di day me born, Jah ignite mi flame
Gyal ah call mi name, yo, it is my fame
It's all good, girl, turn me on
'Til ah early morn', let's get it on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
It's all good, just turn me on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
It's all good just turn me on
Shake dat ting Miss Annabella
Shake dat ting, yo, Donna, Donna
Jodi and Rebecca
Woman get busy
Just shake dat booty non-stop
When da beat drops
Just keep swingin' it
Get jiggy, get crunked up
Percolate, anyting you want fi call it
Oscillate your hip and don't take pity
Me wan' fi see you get live 'pon di riddim when me ride
And mi lyrics ah provide electricity
Gyal, nobody cyaan' do you nothin'
Cah you done know your destiny
Yo, sexy ladies wan' par wid us
Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
Inna di club dem wan' flex wid us
To get next wid us, dem cyaan' vex wid us
From di day me born, Jah ignite mi flame
Gyal ah call mi name and it is my fame
It's all good, girl, turn me on
'Til ah early morn', let's get it on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
Girl, it's all good, just turn me on
Gyal, don't sweat it
Don't get agitate, gyal, gwan rotate
Cah anyting you want you know you must get it
From yuh name ah mention, don't ease di tension
Gyal, run di program, just gwan pet it
Yo, have a good time, gyal, free up unnuh mind
Cah nobody cyaan' diss, yuh man won't let it
Cah you ah di number one, gyal, wave yuh hand
Make dem see di weddin' band
Yo, sexy ladies wan' par wid us
Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
Inna di club dem wan' flex wid us
To get next to us, dem nah vex wid us
From di day me born, Jah ignite mi flame
Gyal ah call mi name and it is my fame
It's all good, girl, turn me on
'Til ah early morn', let's get it on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
Girl, it's all good, just turn me on
Woman get busy
Just shake dat booty non-stop
When da beat drops
Jus keep swingin' it
Get jiggy, get crunked up
Percolate, anyting you want fi call it
Oscillate your hip and don't take pity
Me wan' fi see you get live when di riddim it ah ride
And mi lyrics ah provide electricity
Gyal, nobody cyaan' tell you nothin'
Cah you done know your destiny
Yo, sexy ladies wan' par wid us
Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
Inna di club dem wan' flex wid us
To get next to us, dem nah vex wid us
From di day me born, Jah ignite mi flame
Gyal ah call mi name and it is my fame
It's all good, girl, turn me on
'Til ah early morn', let's get it on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
Girl, it's all good, just turn me on
Yo, shake dat ting, Miss Cana, Cana
Shake dat ting, yo, Annabella
Shake dat ting, Miss Donna, Donna
Yo, Miss Jodi and di one name Rebecca, yo
Shake dat ting, yo, Joanna
Shake dat ting, yo, Annabella
Shake dat ting, Miss Cana, Cana
Dutty (yo), yeah, yo
Well, me go suh then
Sexy ladies wan' par wid us
Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
Inna di club dem wan' flex wid us
Fi get next to us, dem nah vex wid us
From di day me born, Jah ignite mi flame
Gyal ah call mi name and it is my fame
It's all good, girl, turn me on
'Til ah early morn', let's get it on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
Girl, it's all good, just turn me on
Yo, sexy ladies wan' par wid us
Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
Inna di club dem wan' flex wid us
To get next wid us, dem nah vex wid us
From di day me born, Jah ignite mi flame
Gyal ah call mi name, yo, it is my fame
It's all good, girl, turn me on
'Til ah early morn', let's get it on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
It's all good, just turn me on
Let's get it on 'til ah early morn'
It's all good just turn me on
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