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.
soulja boy:
arab man i just came back from the mall man guess what i got?
arab:
man what you get soulja boy?
soulja boy:
man i got me some bathing apes
chorus:
i got me some bathing apes
soulja boy:
check out my bathing apes
i'm fresh to def and you like me
don't try to cop my style man stick to them nikes
green white black and side D
super clean bathing apes
my shoes like my chain shine hard they might hurt your face
i'm clean in this thing
b - a - p - e - s up on my feet
fresh fade with them waves
them dirty dirty boys up on my team
you wanna get em (yep!)
but you cant get like me (nope!)
ask a nig soulja boy where you get your shoes (hoe!)
chorus:
i got me some bathing apes
arab:
bathing apes on my feet
and you niggas ??? kicks
purple yellow white like my kobe bryant jersey
you ain't never see these shoes
and let me tell you something son
you see how fresh these bitches is?
these are not no fucking ones
step on the stage with my mouth all froze
bathing apes on my feet put the crowd on hold
hatas see em on my feet, i know they get mad a little
arab rocking more colors than a bag of skittles
chorus:
i got me some bathing apes
soulja boy:
bathing apes on my feet
so i gotta keep it moving
step up on the scene
tell the hoe to start choosing
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe!)
bathin apes on my feet
so i gotta keep it moving
step up on the scene
tell da hoe to start choosing
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe! yaah!)
chorus: (until fade)
i got me some bathing apes
arab man i just came back from the mall man guess what i got?
arab:
man what you get soulja boy?
soulja boy:
man i got me some bathing apes
chorus:
i got me some bathing apes
soulja boy:
check out my bathing apes
i'm fresh to def and you like me
don't try to cop my style man stick to them nikes
green white black and side D
super clean bathing apes
my shoes like my chain shine hard they might hurt your face
i'm clean in this thing
b - a - p - e - s up on my feet
fresh fade with them waves
them dirty dirty boys up on my team
you wanna get em (yep!)
but you cant get like me (nope!)
ask a nig soulja boy where you get your shoes (hoe!)
chorus:
i got me some bathing apes
arab:
bathing apes on my feet
and you niggas ??? kicks
purple yellow white like my kobe bryant jersey
you ain't never see these shoes
and let me tell you something son
you see how fresh these bitches is?
these are not no fucking ones
step on the stage with my mouth all froze
bathing apes on my feet put the crowd on hold
hatas see em on my feet, i know they get mad a little
arab rocking more colors than a bag of skittles
chorus:
i got me some bathing apes
soulja boy:
bathing apes on my feet
so i gotta keep it moving
step up on the scene
tell the hoe to start choosing
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe!)
bathin apes on my feet
so i gotta keep it moving
step up on the scene
tell da hoe to start choosing
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe!)
(start choosing hoe! yaah!)
chorus: (until fade)
i got me some bathing apes
Lyrics submitted by michelle.
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