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.
(I am General Larry Platt dot com)
(Las Vegas)
(Yeah, I hear pretty good)
Woo get your pants off the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Dread in your hair
Told me you were cool
Looking like a fool
Walkin' talkin' with your pants on the ground
Get it up, hey
Get your pants off the ground
Hoo, Get your pants off the ground
Dude, pants on the ground
Told me you were cool
But you looking like a fool
Walkin' talkin' with your pants on the ground
Slipping, slumming, with your pants on the ground
Schlopping, walkin', with your pants on the ground
Boom, bam with your pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Run the jail house, (?)
Boys said you're looking good, pants on the ground
Your boy said you're looking nice with your pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool
Walkin' like a fool
Going downtown with your pants on the ground
Get it up, hey
Get your pants off the ground
Hoo, get your pants off the ground
Walkin', talkin' with your pants on the ground
Slipping, slumming, with your pants on the ground
Walking like a duck
Thinking like a duck
Talking like a duck
Quack, quack with your pants on the ground
Woo, get your pants off the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Ooh, your baby daddy
Ooh, your baby daddy
He look cool with his pants on the ground
Look good with your pants on the ground
Boom, bam pants on the ground
Get your pants up
Get your pants up, now
Get your pants up
Get your pants up
Get your pants up
Get-get-get your pants up
East Coast, pants on the ground
West Coast, pants on the ground
Uptown, pants on the ground
Downtown, get-get-get your pants up
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
East Coast, pants on the ground
West Coast, pants on the ground
Uptown, pants on the ground
Downtown, pants on the ground
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Get your pants up, get-get your pants up)
Ooh, you don't shock me, I'll get my pants up right now
(Las Vegas)
(Yeah, I hear pretty good)
Woo get your pants off the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Dread in your hair
Told me you were cool
Looking like a fool
Walkin' talkin' with your pants on the ground
Get it up, hey
Get your pants off the ground
Hoo, Get your pants off the ground
Dude, pants on the ground
Told me you were cool
But you looking like a fool
Walkin' talkin' with your pants on the ground
Slipping, slumming, with your pants on the ground
Schlopping, walkin', with your pants on the ground
Boom, bam with your pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Run the jail house, (?)
Boys said you're looking good, pants on the ground
Your boy said you're looking nice with your pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool
Walkin' like a fool
Going downtown with your pants on the ground
Get it up, hey
Get your pants off the ground
Hoo, get your pants off the ground
Walkin', talkin' with your pants on the ground
Slipping, slumming, with your pants on the ground
Walking like a duck
Thinking like a duck
Talking like a duck
Quack, quack with your pants on the ground
Woo, get your pants off the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Ooh, your baby daddy
Ooh, your baby daddy
He look cool with his pants on the ground
Look good with your pants on the ground
Boom, bam pants on the ground
Get your pants up
Get your pants up, now
Get your pants up
Get your pants up
Get your pants up
Get-get-get your pants up
East Coast, pants on the ground
West Coast, pants on the ground
Uptown, pants on the ground
Downtown, get-get-get your pants up
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
East Coast, pants on the ground
West Coast, pants on the ground
Uptown, pants on the ground
Downtown, pants on the ground
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Get your pants up, get-get your pants up)
Ooh, you don't shock me, I'll get my pants up right now
Lyrics submitted by melodymaker
Pants On The Ground Lyrics as written by Carlos Valdez Thornton Larry Platt
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
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Hilarious. I cracked up.
On The View, Platt explained a little bit of what inspired him to write POTG. He told Sherri and Elisabeth he had seen some young man walking down the street with a baby's bottle or a pacifier in his mouth with, of course, wearing baggy jeans. Also, he just finds them stupid and uncool. :) This man is a guy after my own heart because I feel the EXACT same way about baggy pants. :)
Thats just wrong cause I lost alot of beight and I am to poor to buy smaller ones j/k I know what you mean
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"Pants on the ground, Pants on the ground, Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground!" This an obvious comparison that the General is making between pants and his heart. Since his heart has sunk so low to the ground, he feels like a fool for putting himself out there again.
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Get it up, hey! Get your pants off the ground, Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground!" When Larry says, "get it up!" he is encouraging everyone to get their heart off the ground and start feeling better about life and themselves.
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HAHAHAHAH, naaah. Juss' kiddin' This song is cool, though. PANTS ON THE GROUND!