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.
My son, we come to take over
MC, you better look over your shoulder
Yeah, you know, we on and on, oh, well, now
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection, na, na
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
Nuff a dem a come and dem a try dog we out
Born down pill we a di ruffneck scouts
Music we make fi make the crowd jump up
Crowd get hype, explode and erupt
Blend up the ragga metal punk hip-hop
Unity sound killer, groove non-stop
Inna fi this place a so the strong will survive
Strength and power a gon' keep dem alive
My son, we come to take over
MC, you better look over your shoulder
Yeah, you know, we on and on, oh, well, now
Skindred, we inna yuh area
Bring the ruckus, you know we superior
Yeah, you know we on and on
On and on, on, on, on, on, on, on, on
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Come follow me, one and two and sixty, seven and forty-three
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Some a dem a come and dem a try flex with this
Show them the ragga punk power, watch dem head twist
Sting like a scorpion buzz like an E
Full force of fist it a go drop plenty
This is what we want and you have got to know
If you think you're hard, star, come and have a go
My son, we come to take over
MC, you better look over your shoulder
Yeah, you know we on and on
Skindred, we inna yuh area
Bring the ruckus, you know we superior
Yeah, you know we on and on
On and on, on, on, on, on, on, on, on
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Come follow me, one and two and sixty, seven and forty-three
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Come mek we tell 'em
What me tell dem, what me tell dem, what we
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
'body gets out a dis shark pit alive
Come follow me, one and two and sixty, seven and forty-three
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
'Body, nobody, 'body
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
No son of a bitch dem a go come out a this alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
MC, you better look over your shoulder
Yeah, you know, we on and on, oh, well, now
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection, na, na
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
Nuff a dem a come and dem a try dog we out
Born down pill we a di ruffneck scouts
Music we make fi make the crowd jump up
Crowd get hype, explode and erupt
Blend up the ragga metal punk hip-hop
Unity sound killer, groove non-stop
Inna fi this place a so the strong will survive
Strength and power a gon' keep dem alive
My son, we come to take over
MC, you better look over your shoulder
Yeah, you know, we on and on, oh, well, now
Skindred, we inna yuh area
Bring the ruckus, you know we superior
Yeah, you know we on and on
On and on, on, on, on, on, on, on, on
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Come follow me, one and two and sixty, seven and forty-three
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Some a dem a come and dem a try flex with this
Show them the ragga punk power, watch dem head twist
Sting like a scorpion buzz like an E
Full force of fist it a go drop plenty
This is what we want and you have got to know
If you think you're hard, star, come and have a go
My son, we come to take over
MC, you better look over your shoulder
Yeah, you know we on and on
Skindred, we inna yuh area
Bring the ruckus, you know we superior
Yeah, you know we on and on
On and on, on, on, on, on, on, on, on
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Come follow me, one and two and sixty, seven and forty-three
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Come mek we tell 'em
What me tell dem, what me tell dem, what we
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
B-b-baow, b-b-b-b-boaw, war, war, war connection
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
'body gets out a dis shark pit alive
Come follow me, one and two and sixty, seven and forty-three
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
'Body, nobody, 'body
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
No son of a bitch dem a go come out a this alive
Nobody, nobody gets out alive
Nobody gets out a this shark pit alive
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