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.
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza (hey, girl)
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Yo, excuse me, beg your pardon, girl
Do you have any idea what you're starting, girl?
You got me tingling, come to me mingling
Steppin' off, lookin' bootylicious and jingling
When you walk, I see it, baby girl
When you talk, I believe it, baby girl
I like that, thick, petite and pretty
Little touch of saditty
Love to work the kitty, like purr
She loves to stir it up (purr)
I can hear her purring up
'Cause she's the type that will get to 'rousing ya
Get you excited and call her boyfriend up (oh no)
What's a plan without the Plan B?
We can meet up at the hutter house for the TV
So stand by like a buddy pass
While I watch this beautiful thing shake that
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Girl, I must say, you're the flyest thing in here (uh-huh)
You're so hot, we gon' need some rain in here
Type to make ex-gangstas bang in here (uh-huh)
Girl, you could do anything you want in here
Clown if you want to, frown if you want to
You ain't even gotta drop down if you want to
'Cause I'd rather see you shake it standin'
Either way you do it, girl, you look outstandin' (uh-huh)
And now you got me spending (uh-huh)
The way you got that body bendin' (uh-huh)
An ass like that, girl, you gotta be kickin' (uh-huh)
Have me goin' to church next day repenting
Lap dancing for my FA crew
Slide it over to Boo 'cause he want some too
Up in the VIP with no fee
Blessing you with the G even though we gettin' it free, so
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Girl, shake ya body, body
With somebody, body
Whatever you do don't break your body, body
After the party, party
Grab a hottie, hottie
In the back seat of your Maserati-rati
Jiggle jiggle it to the left (ah, ah, ah)
Jiggle jiggle it to the right (ah, ah, ah)
Jiggle it to the front then jiggle it to the back
And jiggle jiggle it all all night (ah, ah, ah)
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza (hey, girl)
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Yo, excuse me, beg your pardon, girl
Do you have any idea what you're starting, girl?
You got me tingling, come to me mingling
Steppin' off, lookin' bootylicious and jingling
When you walk, I see it, baby girl
When you talk, I believe it, baby girl
I like that, thick, petite and pretty
Little touch of saditty
Love to work the kitty, like purr
She loves to stir it up (purr)
I can hear her purring up
'Cause she's the type that will get to 'rousing ya
Get you excited and call her boyfriend up (oh no)
What's a plan without the Plan B?
We can meet up at the hutter house for the TV
So stand by like a buddy pass
While I watch this beautiful thing shake that
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Girl, I must say, you're the flyest thing in here (uh-huh)
You're so hot, we gon' need some rain in here
Type to make ex-gangstas bang in here (uh-huh)
Girl, you could do anything you want in here
Clown if you want to, frown if you want to
You ain't even gotta drop down if you want to
'Cause I'd rather see you shake it standin'
Either way you do it, girl, you look outstandin' (uh-huh)
And now you got me spending (uh-huh)
The way you got that body bendin' (uh-huh)
An ass like that, girl, you gotta be kickin' (uh-huh)
Have me goin' to church next day repenting
Lap dancing for my FA crew
Slide it over to Boo 'cause he want some too
Up in the VIP with no fee
Blessing you with the G even though we gettin' it free, so
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Girl, shake ya body, body
With somebody, body
Whatever you do don't break your body, body
After the party, party
Grab a hottie, hottie
In the back seat of your Maserati-rati
Jiggle jiggle it to the left (ah, ah, ah)
Jiggle jiggle it to the right (ah, ah, ah)
Jiggle it to the front then jiggle it to the back
And jiggle jiggle it all all night (ah, ah, ah)
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Hey, ladies drop it down
Just wanna see you touch the ground
Don't be shy, girl, go bananza
Shake ya body like a belly dancer
Lyrics submitted by catinthehatgrl
Bananza (Belly Dancer) Lyrics as written by Terry Hall Aliaune Thiam
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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What the hell is bananza?!?!?! Those backing vocals are truly awful!!! This song sucks!!!
I first heard this song a few minutes ago and I immediatly noticed that the chorus (Hey ladies drop it down Just want to see you touch the ground Don't be shy girl go Bananza Shake ya body like a belly dancer) is the same tune as the chorus to "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield.
typical club song? =\
HE WENT FROM LONELY TO HAVING BELLY DANCERS ALL AROUND HIM...UM..JUST A BIT STUPID
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i agree... great to dance to!!! loads of fun!
This is such a geat song to dance to when your partying! omg when ever it comes on me and my friends always dance to it! its amazing
this song was ment to make one of his friends cheer up and prove that belly dancers are good and not bad.his friend later realized that and started dating the girl that knew how to belly dance