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.
Get up
And get your grandma outta here
Pick up
Old Jim is workin' hard this year
And baby
Do the things he says to do
Baby, if you're feeling good
And baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
He's worth a deuce
Honey
Don't put your man behind his years
And baby
Stop cryin' all your tears
Baby
Do the things he says to do
Do it
Baby, if you're feeling good
And baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
He's worth a deuce
And baby, if you're feeling good
Yes baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
Yeah
And get your grandma outta here
Pick up
Old Jim is workin' hard this year
And baby
Do the things he says to do
Baby, if you're feeling good
And baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
He's worth a deuce
Honey
Don't put your man behind his years
And baby
Stop cryin' all your tears
Baby
Do the things he says to do
Do it
Baby, if you're feeling good
And baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
He's worth a deuce
And baby, if you're feeling good
Yes baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
Yeah
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Deuce Lyrics as written by Gene Simmons
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It did have a meaning at the time it was written:
Gene: I had a sense of what i wanted to write about, which was that guys work all day, bring home money, and the least the girl who stays at home could do is to support the guy. That was the intention, that perhaps he's worth twice as much as she is. But those were the early days. And as you move on you live and you learn.
"deuce" started out as the bass line for the rolling stones song "bitch"
This has always been one of my favorite KISS songs. But I have to admit the version Lenny Kravitz did on the KISS My Ass tribute album was pretty bad ass.
I think this song is about stools.
It is a little known fact that in testimony which wound up being banned from trial, R. Kelly cited this song as the initial inspiration for the fetishes which would up landing him in trouble with the law. There are less substantiated rumors that he played this song during the encounters.
I love the intro to this song it is so uneven and cooly
i agree w/ him.
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Deuce was written by Gene Simmons (Bass player:KISS) Gene wrote it in his head while on a bus. It was originally written on/for Bass. Deuce means nothing lyrically, as Gene says "Sometimes stuff means a lot, sometimes it means nothing". Also, when Ace Frehley auditioned for KISS to be their Lead guitarest, he played Deuce as his very first KISS song. To this day it is his favorite KISS song.
Ace also said it has no meaning lyricly.
@schwingrocker I think he said that get your grandma out of here, means get your old fashion values out of here and have sex.
99% of all KISS lyrics mean nothing.