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.
Woops outside your head
Woops outside your head
Crucial and red
When the sun goes down Me little moonshine darling
And you're in the mood for love and you feel like dancing
Rub it up Rub it up Rub it up Rub it up
Boogie to some music
Boogie to some music
Boogie to some music
Boogie to some music
Come mek we go deh in a rub a dub (stylee)
A dis ya ridim drive the whole world (wile)
Come mek we go deh in bang diddly bang (stylee)
I wanna know how you're feeling (irie)
Sounds call ravers
Got you craving for more
Sounds call ravers
Got you craving for more
Come mek we go deh in a rub a dub (stylee)
A dis ya ridim drive the whole world (wile)
Come mek we go deh in bang diddly bang (stylee)
I wanna know how you're feeling (irie)
Reggae bandwagon is the fashion that's going around
Dub masters back in town with the fashion that's going around
Didn't you hear
Woops outside your head
Woops outside your head
Crucial and red
Woops outside your head
Woops outside your head
Woops outside your head
Disco blaring through the window
Ravers sounds got full control
A new day is dawning arrives without warning
Chart busting sounds to rock down the house say
Boogie to ze muzik
Boogie to ze muzik
Boogie to ze muzik
Boogie to ze muzik
Reggae bandwagon is the fashion that's going around
Reggae bandwagon is the fashion that's going around
So when the sun goes down me little moonshine darling
And you're in the mood for love and you feel like dancing
Rub it up rub it up rub it up rub it up
Sounds call ravers
Got you craving for more
Sounds call ravers
Got you craving for more
Come mek we go deh in a rub a dub (stylee)
A dis ya ridim drive the whole world (wile)
Come mek we go deh in bang diddly bang (stylee)
I wanna know how you're feeling (irie)
Woops outside your head (reggae bandwagon)
Woops outside your head (a reggae)
Woops outside your head (reggae bandwagon)
Crucial and red (a reggae)
Come mek we go deh in a earthman (stylee)
Come mek we go deh in bang diddly bang (stylee)
I wanna know how you're feeling (irie)
I wanna know how you're feeling (irie)
Got you craving for more
Got you craving for more
Got you craving for more
More and more, more and more, more
Woops outside your head
Crucial and red
When the sun goes down Me little moonshine darling
And you're in the mood for love and you feel like dancing
Rub it up Rub it up Rub it up Rub it up
Boogie to some music
Boogie to some music
Boogie to some music
Boogie to some music
Come mek we go deh in a rub a dub (stylee)
A dis ya ridim drive the whole world (wile)
Come mek we go deh in bang diddly bang (stylee)
I wanna know how you're feeling (irie)
Sounds call ravers
Got you craving for more
Sounds call ravers
Got you craving for more
Come mek we go deh in a rub a dub (stylee)
A dis ya ridim drive the whole world (wile)
Come mek we go deh in bang diddly bang (stylee)
I wanna know how you're feeling (irie)
Reggae bandwagon is the fashion that's going around
Dub masters back in town with the fashion that's going around
Didn't you hear
Woops outside your head
Woops outside your head
Crucial and red
Woops outside your head
Woops outside your head
Woops outside your head
Disco blaring through the window
Ravers sounds got full control
A new day is dawning arrives without warning
Chart busting sounds to rock down the house say
Boogie to ze muzik
Boogie to ze muzik
Boogie to ze muzik
Boogie to ze muzik
Reggae bandwagon is the fashion that's going around
Reggae bandwagon is the fashion that's going around
So when the sun goes down me little moonshine darling
And you're in the mood for love and you feel like dancing
Rub it up rub it up rub it up rub it up
Sounds call ravers
Got you craving for more
Sounds call ravers
Got you craving for more
Come mek we go deh in a rub a dub (stylee)
A dis ya ridim drive the whole world (wile)
Come mek we go deh in bang diddly bang (stylee)
I wanna know how you're feeling (irie)
Woops outside your head (reggae bandwagon)
Woops outside your head (a reggae)
Woops outside your head (reggae bandwagon)
Crucial and red (a reggae)
Come mek we go deh in a earthman (stylee)
Come mek we go deh in bang diddly bang (stylee)
I wanna know how you're feeling (irie)
I wanna know how you're feeling (irie)
Got you craving for more
Got you craving for more
Got you craving for more
More and more, more and more, more
Lyrics submitted by AzWeThinkIam
Ravers Lyrics as written by David Robert Hinds
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