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.
Mi man, mi say nuff gyal a road a chase you lately
Mi know de trut, but that don't bother me
So tell dem gyal dem ooh
And tell ya friend dem ooh
My gun a go gun shot in a dem blood clot
Hit dem wit' it which part
Any way them go suh
Tell them gyal them yo
Tell them gyal seh yo
My gun go shot, give them all blood clot
Hit dem wit' it which part
Any way dem go suh
Tell dem gyal dem yooo
Mek dem gyal dem know
Mi man, you say, I'm crazy over you baby
No matter what they can't get in between us
So tell them gyal them oh
And tell ya friend them oh
My gun a go gun shot, In a them blood clot
Hit them wit it which part
Any way them go suh
Tell them gyal them yo
Tell them gyal seh yo
My gun go shot, give them all blood clot
Hit them wit it which part
Any way them go suh
Tell them gyal them yo
Mek them gyal them know
Zaga, I am the girls dem sugar
Sometimes mi girlfriend wonder
Mek mi tell yuh something
Beenie Man, I'm a G
The girls them provide the lock for my key
You alone, mi a pree, you fulfill all my desires for me
So mi a go tell a gyal
And her friend dem
I love it when yuh on top, wuss when yuh guh back shot
None a them nuh have that, some of them running
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
I love it when yuh on top, wuss when yuh guh back shot
None a them nuh have that, some of them running
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Hey pretty Nicki
Meet admiral Dicky, friend dem a tel me say you have the sticky sticky
Gyal how yuh hot, and yuh sexy and pretty
Me, yuh cherry mi want pick eh
But it's not every girl in my life I've introduced to my Mama
But you are the girl I man choose to give honor
So when some careless gyal a come with them silly drama
Tell dem pause like a sentence, mi using the comma
Mek we visit Marc Jacobs and call the wedding planner
For a romantic setting in the middle of the summer
Ya love is in di air, and it ah wave like ah banner
Now the heart in a mi chest is like a hammer
I love it when yuh on top, wuss when yuh guh back shot
None a them nuh have that, some of them running
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
I love it when yuh on top, wuss when yuh guh back shot
None a them nuh have that, some of them running
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Mi know de trut, but that don't bother me
So tell dem gyal dem ooh
And tell ya friend dem ooh
My gun a go gun shot in a dem blood clot
Hit dem wit' it which part
Any way them go suh
Tell them gyal them yo
Tell them gyal seh yo
My gun go shot, give them all blood clot
Hit dem wit' it which part
Any way dem go suh
Tell dem gyal dem yooo
Mek dem gyal dem know
Mi man, you say, I'm crazy over you baby
No matter what they can't get in between us
So tell them gyal them oh
And tell ya friend them oh
My gun a go gun shot, In a them blood clot
Hit them wit it which part
Any way them go suh
Tell them gyal them yo
Tell them gyal seh yo
My gun go shot, give them all blood clot
Hit them wit it which part
Any way them go suh
Tell them gyal them yo
Mek them gyal them know
Zaga, I am the girls dem sugar
Sometimes mi girlfriend wonder
Mek mi tell yuh something
Beenie Man, I'm a G
The girls them provide the lock for my key
You alone, mi a pree, you fulfill all my desires for me
So mi a go tell a gyal
And her friend dem
I love it when yuh on top, wuss when yuh guh back shot
None a them nuh have that, some of them running
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
I love it when yuh on top, wuss when yuh guh back shot
None a them nuh have that, some of them running
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Hey pretty Nicki
Meet admiral Dicky, friend dem a tel me say you have the sticky sticky
Gyal how yuh hot, and yuh sexy and pretty
Me, yuh cherry mi want pick eh
But it's not every girl in my life I've introduced to my Mama
But you are the girl I man choose to give honor
So when some careless gyal a come with them silly drama
Tell dem pause like a sentence, mi using the comma
Mek we visit Marc Jacobs and call the wedding planner
For a romantic setting in the middle of the summer
Ya love is in di air, and it ah wave like ah banner
Now the heart in a mi chest is like a hammer
I love it when yuh on top, wuss when yuh guh back shot
None a them nuh have that, some of them running
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
I love it when yuh on top, wuss when yuh guh back shot
None a them nuh have that, some of them running
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
Mi a go tell a gyal yo
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Gun Shot Lyrics as written by Cheston Grosset Moses Anthony Davis
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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