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.
Introducing ladies and gentlemen
The young man that's had over thirty-five soul classics
Among these classics are tunes that will never die
Tunes like
"Funky!" "I get Raw"
"Set It Off" "Ain't No Half-Steppin'"
"I'll Take You There"
"Yo, Word to the Mother!"
"The Wrath of Kane"
"Mister Cee Got a Master Plan"
"This is a house that, y'all!"
Get up! Huh! Get up! Cause it's party time!
Clap your hands!
[Slick Rick]
Here we go
[Erick Sermon]
"I knew I was the man with the master plan"
"Mister Cee!" [Repeat: x4]
[Mighty Mouse]
"Here I come!"
[Flavor Flav]
"Yeah Kane!" [Repeat: x3]
[Mighty Mouse]
"Here I come!"
[Flavor Flav]
"Yeah Kane!" [Repeat: x3]
[Mighty Mouse]
"Here I come!"
"King Asiatic" [Repeat: x3]
[Mighty Mouse]
"Here I come!"
"King Asiatic" [Repeat: x3]
"Here comes, the DJ" [Repeat: x3]
"Here comes., Mister Cee!"
"Here comes, the DJ" [Repeat: x3]
"Here comes, Mister Cee!"
"You-you-you, you-you, why-you-you
You-you-you, you-you, you just got ta" "Jump jump jump to it!"
"You-you-you, you-you, why-you-you
You-you-you, you-you, you just got ta" "Jump jump jump to it!"
[Kane]
"Scoob Lover my brother, Scrap Lover my other"
"He's the greatest ever!" [Repeat: x2]
"Scoob Lover, he's the greatest!"
"Scrap Lover, he's the greatest!"
"Scoob Lover my brother, Scrap Lover my other" -> Kane
"He's the greatest ever!"
[Repeat: x4]
"Hey hey hey! It's.." [Fat Albert]
".. Mister Cee as we say, my man with soul" [Kane]
[Scoob]
Yo Cut man, yo whats up with them pretty young skins out there
Man whats up?
[Mister Cee]
I don't know man, they ain't looking at me
I think they looking at Scrap, whats up Scrap?
[Scrap]
Yo, I could use some new exercise
Yo Scoob man, I don't know, what's going on?
[Scoob]
Yo why don't why'all come a little bit closer
And umm, sit on my lap, and talk about the first thing that pops up
[Mister Cee]
Know what I'm saying?
[all together]
Cause you can hurt me, hurt me! Hurt me, hurt me!
Hurt me, hurt me! Hurt me, hurt me!
Hurt me, hurt me! Hurt me, hurt me!
Hurt me, hurt me!
[Mister Cee]
Aww yeah!
Yo I want to take time out to say whats up to my brother Shannon
My brother Knowledge and Baby be
To my homeboy Eric be , Kamir and Robin
Thyra, to my man, Mulah
De La Soul, and Prince Paul
To Nice and Smooth, Melle Mel, AB, J.R.
To my man Easy Mo Bee, DJ LG and the LG Posse
Swivey Bee and Easylee
[Scrap]
Yo I'd just like to say what's up to the leader of the Wolf Pack
The Baby De La-ner himself
I'd just like whats up to the DJ Mister Cee
And to my brother Scoob Lover
[Scoob]
Yo I'd like to say whats up to everybody that stood by us, you know what I'm saying?
My man Kane out there, the whole posse, Eazy-E
Keith and Sally from the Valley
My man Laze, Eazy-E and the whole nine yards
Can't forget nobody!
[Mister Cee]
Aww yeah!
Can't forget my man Kito and Pony y'all
[Scrap]
Can't forget the clubhead herself, Joanne
[Scoob]
Yeah (peace) house music!
The young man that's had over thirty-five soul classics
Among these classics are tunes that will never die
Tunes like
"Funky!" "I get Raw"
"Set It Off" "Ain't No Half-Steppin'"
"I'll Take You There"
"Yo, Word to the Mother!"
"The Wrath of Kane"
"Mister Cee Got a Master Plan"
"This is a house that, y'all!"
Get up! Huh! Get up! Cause it's party time!
Clap your hands!
[Slick Rick]
Here we go
[Erick Sermon]
"I knew I was the man with the master plan"
"Mister Cee!" [Repeat: x4]
[Mighty Mouse]
"Here I come!"
[Flavor Flav]
"Yeah Kane!" [Repeat: x3]
[Mighty Mouse]
"Here I come!"
[Flavor Flav]
"Yeah Kane!" [Repeat: x3]
[Mighty Mouse]
"Here I come!"
"King Asiatic" [Repeat: x3]
[Mighty Mouse]
"Here I come!"
"King Asiatic" [Repeat: x3]
"Here comes, the DJ" [Repeat: x3]
"Here comes., Mister Cee!"
"Here comes, the DJ" [Repeat: x3]
"Here comes, Mister Cee!"
"You-you-you, you-you, why-you-you
You-you-you, you-you, you just got ta" "Jump jump jump to it!"
"You-you-you, you-you, why-you-you
You-you-you, you-you, you just got ta" "Jump jump jump to it!"
[Kane]
"Scoob Lover my brother, Scrap Lover my other"
"He's the greatest ever!" [Repeat: x2]
"Scoob Lover, he's the greatest!"
"Scrap Lover, he's the greatest!"
"Scoob Lover my brother, Scrap Lover my other" -> Kane
"He's the greatest ever!"
[Repeat: x4]
"Hey hey hey! It's.." [Fat Albert]
".. Mister Cee as we say, my man with soul" [Kane]
[Scoob]
Yo Cut man, yo whats up with them pretty young skins out there
Man whats up?
[Mister Cee]
I don't know man, they ain't looking at me
I think they looking at Scrap, whats up Scrap?
[Scrap]
Yo, I could use some new exercise
Yo Scoob man, I don't know, what's going on?
[Scoob]
Yo why don't why'all come a little bit closer
And umm, sit on my lap, and talk about the first thing that pops up
[Mister Cee]
Know what I'm saying?
[all together]
Cause you can hurt me, hurt me! Hurt me, hurt me!
Hurt me, hurt me! Hurt me, hurt me!
Hurt me, hurt me! Hurt me, hurt me!
Hurt me, hurt me!
[Mister Cee]
Aww yeah!
Yo I want to take time out to say whats up to my brother Shannon
My brother Knowledge and Baby be
To my homeboy Eric be , Kamir and Robin
Thyra, to my man, Mulah
De La Soul, and Prince Paul
To Nice and Smooth, Melle Mel, AB, J.R.
To my man Easy Mo Bee, DJ LG and the LG Posse
Swivey Bee and Easylee
[Scrap]
Yo I'd just like to say what's up to the leader of the Wolf Pack
The Baby De La-ner himself
I'd just like whats up to the DJ Mister Cee
And to my brother Scoob Lover
[Scoob]
Yo I'd like to say whats up to everybody that stood by us, you know what I'm saying?
My man Kane out there, the whole posse, Eazy-E
Keith and Sally from the Valley
My man Laze, Eazy-E and the whole nine yards
Can't forget nobody!
[Mister Cee]
Aww yeah!
Can't forget my man Kito and Pony y'all
[Scrap]
Can't forget the clubhead herself, Joanne
[Scoob]
Yeah (peace) house music!
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
The House That Cee Built Lyrics as written by A. Hardy
Lyrics © CAK MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC
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