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.
alright hogwarts are you ready for some real music
i said are you ready? are you ready?
i can hear you alright
come on i wanna see your hands in the air
we're gonna teach you a brand new dance tonight
so move your body
you gotta help us hogwarts, together we can do this thing
are you ready, are you ready?
like a hairy troll, learn to rock and roll
spin around like a crazy elf
dancing by himself
boogie down like a unicorn
don't stop until the break of dawn
put your hands up i the air like an ogre just don't care
can you dance like a hippogriff
flying off from a cliff
swooping down to the ground
wiggle around and around and aournd and around ma
move around like a scary ghost
spooky getting ?
shae your booty like a ? in pain
again and again and again
get it on like an angry spectre who's definitely out to get ya
stamp your feet like a leprechaun
get it on, get it on
can you dance like a hippogriff
flying off frfom a cliff
swooping down to the ground
wiggle around and around and around and around
yeah yeah yeah ooh come on
ooh you gotta move it
like a groovy creature, creature of the night
that's right a creature of the night
well do you feel alright, i feel alright
*howl*
can you dance like a hippogriff
flying off from a cliff
swooping down to the ground
wiggle around and around and around and around and around
ah come on ah come on
yeah can you dance all night
i said are you ready? are you ready?
i can hear you alright
come on i wanna see your hands in the air
we're gonna teach you a brand new dance tonight
so move your body
you gotta help us hogwarts, together we can do this thing
are you ready, are you ready?
like a hairy troll, learn to rock and roll
spin around like a crazy elf
dancing by himself
boogie down like a unicorn
don't stop until the break of dawn
put your hands up i the air like an ogre just don't care
can you dance like a hippogriff
flying off from a cliff
swooping down to the ground
wiggle around and around and aournd and around ma
move around like a scary ghost
spooky getting ?
shae your booty like a ? in pain
again and again and again
get it on like an angry spectre who's definitely out to get ya
stamp your feet like a leprechaun
get it on, get it on
can you dance like a hippogriff
flying off frfom a cliff
swooping down to the ground
wiggle around and around and around and around
yeah yeah yeah ooh come on
ooh you gotta move it
like a groovy creature, creature of the night
that's right a creature of the night
well do you feel alright, i feel alright
*howl*
can you dance like a hippogriff
flying off from a cliff
swooping down to the ground
wiggle around and around and around and around and around
ah come on ah come on
yeah can you dance all night
Lyrics submitted by losecontrol
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