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.
I'm just a bachelor
I'm looking for a partner
Someone who knows how to ride
Without even falling off
Gotta be compatible
Takes me to my limits
Girl when I break you off
I promise that you won't want to get off
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
Sitting here flossing
Peepin' your steelo
Just once if I have the chance
The things I would do to you
You and your body
Every single portion
Send chills up and down your spine
Juices flowing down your thigh
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If we're gonna get nasty baby
First we'll show and tell
'Til I reach your pony tail, oh
Lurk all over and through you baby
Until we reach the stream
You'll be on my jockey team, oh
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
Ride it, saddles
Dc (they throw the best damn party)
New York (they throw the best damn party)
Va (they throw the best damn party)
I'm 'bout to wreck your body and say turn the party out
La (they throw the best damn party)
Detroit (they throw the best damn party)
Chi-town (they throw the best damn party)
I'm 'bout to wreck your body and say turn the party out
Get it started, it's the Irvin up in here, a.K.a Magoo
Yo G! Yo, whassup Rob
Whassup Ginuwine? Chillin' dawg
Buncha honeys up in this place
Nah, not like it man. Yo man, whassup witchu boy?
I'on know man, I'm just chillin man, I'on know about all this shit
Ah, I know whassup, boy, you lookin' for that one girl, right
Yup, tryna get that one
Yo man, I just want one, tired of all this, man, I just want one girl, man
Ayo, what's up baby? Yo lemme have, uh, two, two of those
Two of those Heinekens, yeah like that
Alright yo, thanks my man (hi Ginuwine)
So anyways man, waht I'm saying is, man
All these honeys and you can't find you one (hi Ginuwine)
You know what we gon' do, this what we gon' do, we gon' slam these right here
And then I'ma go talk to Tisha Campbell
Where she at? And you gon' go find your wife
I'm finding my wife
Bye dawg, I'm out (they throw the best damn party)
(They throw the best) Damn, I'm sick of being alone
I'm looking for a partner
Someone who knows how to ride
Without even falling off
Gotta be compatible
Takes me to my limits
Girl when I break you off
I promise that you won't want to get off
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
Sitting here flossing
Peepin' your steelo
Just once if I have the chance
The things I would do to you
You and your body
Every single portion
Send chills up and down your spine
Juices flowing down your thigh
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If we're gonna get nasty baby
First we'll show and tell
'Til I reach your pony tail, oh
Lurk all over and through you baby
Until we reach the stream
You'll be on my jockey team, oh
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
If you're horny lets do it, ride it, my pony
My saddle's waiting, come and jump on it
Ride it, saddles
Dc (they throw the best damn party)
New York (they throw the best damn party)
Va (they throw the best damn party)
I'm 'bout to wreck your body and say turn the party out
La (they throw the best damn party)
Detroit (they throw the best damn party)
Chi-town (they throw the best damn party)
I'm 'bout to wreck your body and say turn the party out
Get it started, it's the Irvin up in here, a.K.a Magoo
Yo G! Yo, whassup Rob
Whassup Ginuwine? Chillin' dawg
Buncha honeys up in this place
Nah, not like it man. Yo man, whassup witchu boy?
I'on know man, I'm just chillin man, I'on know about all this shit
Ah, I know whassup, boy, you lookin' for that one girl, right
Yup, tryna get that one
Yo man, I just want one, tired of all this, man, I just want one girl, man
Ayo, what's up baby? Yo lemme have, uh, two, two of those
Two of those Heinekens, yeah like that
Alright yo, thanks my man (hi Ginuwine)
So anyways man, waht I'm saying is, man
All these honeys and you can't find you one (hi Ginuwine)
You know what we gon' do, this what we gon' do, we gon' slam these right here
And then I'ma go talk to Tisha Campbell
Where she at? And you gon' go find your wife
I'm finding my wife
Bye dawg, I'm out (they throw the best damn party)
(They throw the best) Damn, I'm sick of being alone
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