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.
Maryjane, I love the maryjane
Maryjane, I love the maryjane
Maryjane, I love the maryjane
cause I'm in love with maryjane, yeah
Cause I'm in love with maryjane, yeah
Cause I'm in love with maryjane
She's my main thing
She gets me so excited
She makes my heart sing
Oh when I'm feeling low
It comes to no surprise
Takes me to lovin' maybe
Takes me to paradise
I'm in love with maryjane
do ya think I would never share my thing
Please don't play no games
because I love the marijuana
Grow the marijuana
Get the marijuana when I muthafuckin wanna
Hit the marijuana
Flame the marijuana
Cuddle the marijuana (?spanish)
(?spanish)
I wanna get high like a fuckin (?spanish)
That means butterfly
For me do glide
Spark a blunt while my homies take a ride
Hot damn here I am with the weed
Thank god for the buds to the stems to the seeds
Cause if it wasn't for him we wouldn't be smokin'
Natural earth when the earth we would have been chokin'
So here's my papers homes, roll it up (what)
Here's a lighter homes, fire it up
Smell the smoke, take a toke, go for broke
Inhale, exhale, this weeds no joke
(?spanish) don't fuck with my (?) cause I'll shoot ya
Mm, I love it
Why not, smoke it in public
Fuck it I do it anyway
In the park after dark
Or in the alley way
Everytime I hit the blunt I grunt
Lemon-lime dimes the kind I want
Push my way up to the front
Commense the stem choppin
I'm flame hockin'
While the seeds poppin'
And the beats knockin'
(?) grain off a wake and bake
Feelin something sinister
(?) in the swisher
Niggers chiefin' every weekend
Cause I roll slow burners
Big blunt, bong, and penner hitters
Deep long hits make the session pleasent
Did I mention it just ain't right without the resin
Upon my burnt finger tips and lips
Everymorning waking up roasting roaches
I can't get enough of this sticky green stuff
Look me up I'm in the barber shop
I got the hidden room smoking forbiden fruit
Fuckin' up my air supply
Lungs lookin' like prunes
Turnin' my holy temple into a temple of boom
While listenin to tunes
Grab it when they pass it so I know it's a habit
Can't stand a baby sittin stingy gut
Kisses and hugs from the bitches and thugs
When I'm twisten the bud
Even with the inflow I'm hittin with my kinfolk, yeah
Breakin in garages flamin a light out, marijuana
That's right, marijuana for everybody
Smoke till you choke, no doubt
Maryjane, I love the maryjane
Maryjane, I love the maryjane
cause I'm in love with maryjane, yeah
Cause I'm in love with maryjane, yeah
Cause I'm in love with maryjane
She's my main thing
She gets me so excited
She makes my heart sing
Oh when I'm feeling low
It comes to no surprise
Takes me to lovin' maybe
Takes me to paradise
I'm in love with maryjane
do ya think I would never share my thing
Please don't play no games
because I love the marijuana
Grow the marijuana
Get the marijuana when I muthafuckin wanna
Hit the marijuana
Flame the marijuana
Cuddle the marijuana (?spanish)
(?spanish)
I wanna get high like a fuckin (?spanish)
That means butterfly
For me do glide
Spark a blunt while my homies take a ride
Hot damn here I am with the weed
Thank god for the buds to the stems to the seeds
Cause if it wasn't for him we wouldn't be smokin'
Natural earth when the earth we would have been chokin'
So here's my papers homes, roll it up (what)
Here's a lighter homes, fire it up
Smell the smoke, take a toke, go for broke
Inhale, exhale, this weeds no joke
(?spanish) don't fuck with my (?) cause I'll shoot ya
Mm, I love it
Why not, smoke it in public
Fuck it I do it anyway
In the park after dark
Or in the alley way
Everytime I hit the blunt I grunt
Lemon-lime dimes the kind I want
Push my way up to the front
Commense the stem choppin
I'm flame hockin'
While the seeds poppin'
And the beats knockin'
(?) grain off a wake and bake
Feelin something sinister
(?) in the swisher
Niggers chiefin' every weekend
Cause I roll slow burners
Big blunt, bong, and penner hitters
Deep long hits make the session pleasent
Did I mention it just ain't right without the resin
Upon my burnt finger tips and lips
Everymorning waking up roasting roaches
I can't get enough of this sticky green stuff
Look me up I'm in the barber shop
I got the hidden room smoking forbiden fruit
Fuckin' up my air supply
Lungs lookin' like prunes
Turnin' my holy temple into a temple of boom
While listenin to tunes
Grab it when they pass it so I know it's a habit
Can't stand a baby sittin stingy gut
Kisses and hugs from the bitches and thugs
When I'm twisten the bud
Even with the inflow I'm hittin with my kinfolk, yeah
Breakin in garages flamin a light out, marijuana
That's right, marijuana for everybody
Smoke till you choke, no doubt
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is it just me or are the lyrics near the beginning straight out of a coolio song?
i love this song so much and i hate jennifer lopez for ripping it off in that i'm real song. this song makes me want to dance so lovely.
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