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.
(high-piched voice)
You should never argue with a crazy mi- mi- mi- mi- mind
You oughta know by now
You should never argue with a crazy mi- mi- mi- mi- mind
Is that all you get for your money?
(Kool A.D.)
You should never argue with a la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You oughta know by now
You should never argue with a crazy ma-ma-ma-ma-ma
You oughta know la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You should never argue with a crazy muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-ma
You ought know by now
You should never argue with a bluh-bluh-bluh-bluh-bluh
Is that all you get for your money?
OK, OK
Chasin' (?) people, like what Twitter get
Sick of arguing with white dudes on the Internet
When I'm gassed on my own black past, like how a wigger get
I like to slow it down with a marijuana cigarette
Occasionally with powders in it
Yes, talcum fresh
Yeah, good hair, you could say I'm Malcolm-esque
Like the tresses like the dresses flowing sexy
Spin-off, blowup, Joanie and Chechny
Yeah, rock marked into this Georgia Dome
Caucasian boys creamed
Topical like cortisone
Leave a message on my phone
I'm only sort of home
The rest of me is sort of in the zone where the Dodos roam
They're all up on the tube no (?) stoned
Hacksaw, slack-jawed, like they short a chromosome
Leave your boy alone like Michael Latoya Holmes
A rich interior world's a joy to own, 'cause
You should never argue with a boo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You oughta know by now
You should never argue with a crazy muh-muh-ma-ma-ma-ma
Etc, etc.
Go in, OK
(Heems)
I get around like a vinyl
All sales final, Lionel Richie
I'm so gangsta prissy
Chicks don't wanna fuck with me
Yet me people seem to let me
Get away with wildin' like I won an Emmy
Grammy, Tony, Oscar, rasta impostors
Mangos, Trinidad attorneys
Burning S.N.S. Herning, learning cultures
Culture vultures' sculptures, nature nurture
Public freak-outs, if you got a problem, find me, speak out, speak out
Get in the middle of Little Italy Samburg
Dosa, told ya, funny blowing dolga
No more smoking doja
You should know now
Know how I do what I do
I drink, I think, I chew two blues, one thing
You should ba-ba-ba-ba-be-ba, be-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-be-ba
You should ba-ba-ba-ba-be-ba
You should ba-ba-ba-ba-be-ba, buddie-ba-ba-ba, biddie-ba-ba-ba
Etc., etc.
You should never argue with a crazy mi- mi- mi- mi- mind
You oughta know by now
You should never argue with a crazy mi- mi- mi- mi- mind
Is that all you get for your money?
(Kool A.D.)
You should never argue with a la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You oughta know by now
You should never argue with a crazy ma-ma-ma-ma-ma
You oughta know la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You should never argue with a crazy muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-ma
You ought know by now
You should never argue with a bluh-bluh-bluh-bluh-bluh
Is that all you get for your money?
OK, OK
Chasin' (?) people, like what Twitter get
Sick of arguing with white dudes on the Internet
When I'm gassed on my own black past, like how a wigger get
I like to slow it down with a marijuana cigarette
Occasionally with powders in it
Yes, talcum fresh
Yeah, good hair, you could say I'm Malcolm-esque
Like the tresses like the dresses flowing sexy
Spin-off, blowup, Joanie and Chechny
Yeah, rock marked into this Georgia Dome
Caucasian boys creamed
Topical like cortisone
Leave a message on my phone
I'm only sort of home
The rest of me is sort of in the zone where the Dodos roam
They're all up on the tube no (?) stoned
Hacksaw, slack-jawed, like they short a chromosome
Leave your boy alone like Michael Latoya Holmes
A rich interior world's a joy to own, 'cause
You should never argue with a boo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You oughta know by now
You should never argue with a crazy muh-muh-ma-ma-ma-ma
Etc, etc.
Go in, OK
(Heems)
I get around like a vinyl
All sales final, Lionel Richie
I'm so gangsta prissy
Chicks don't wanna fuck with me
Yet me people seem to let me
Get away with wildin' like I won an Emmy
Grammy, Tony, Oscar, rasta impostors
Mangos, Trinidad attorneys
Burning S.N.S. Herning, learning cultures
Culture vultures' sculptures, nature nurture
Public freak-outs, if you got a problem, find me, speak out, speak out
Get in the middle of Little Italy Samburg
Dosa, told ya, funny blowing dolga
No more smoking doja
You should know now
Know how I do what I do
I drink, I think, I chew two blues, one thing
You should ba-ba-ba-ba-be-ba, be-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-be-ba
You should ba-ba-ba-ba-be-ba
You should ba-ba-ba-ba-be-ba, buddie-ba-ba-ba, biddie-ba-ba-ba
Etc., etc.
Lyrics submitted by yowzabean
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rapgenius.com/lyrics/Das-racist/You-oughta-know
Just because they're on RapGenius doesn't mean they're correct. There are several noticable typos in those lyrics if you actually listen to the song. (For example, "Chasing investment papers" and "Yeah I rocked him to his Georgia Dome" are incorrect.)<br /> <br /> The lyrics listed here actually sound right.
Scratch that, there are several incorrect lyrics in this as well.