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.
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, the party
This is that original, this has no identical
You can't hack my digital, future aboriginal
Get up off my genitals, I stay on that pinnacle
Kill you with my lyricals, call me verbal criminal
Send you to that clinical, subscribe use of chemicals
Audio and visual, can't see me, invisible
I'm old school like biblical, futuristic next level
Never on that typical, will I stop? Oh never, no
I ain't gonna stop until I'm done (don't stop it)
I ain't gonna quit until I've won
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
You can't stop us now
I ain't gonna stop until I'm done (don't stop it)
I ain't gonna quit until I've won
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it
Even if wanna to, you can't stop us now
Don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
You could call me crazy man, everyday I'm partyin'
You could find me at the club, poppin' bottles minglin'
Ladies dancin' to the jam, actin' naughty, man oh man
Got me in the mood again, afterparty partyin'
Yeah I keep it happenin', takin shots whatever man
Party like a veteran, music is my medicine
You won't find me settlin, can't be stopped I'm steppin' in
Keep it goin 'til the end, yeah that's right here we go again
I'm that one that lights it up, we red hot like firetrucks
Burn that book cause that's whassup, tell that DJ turn it up
We droppin', that music, for people all around
Keep rockin', head knockin', cause they can't shut us down
Ain't ain't no stoppin'
We gonna keep on rockin'
Baby ain't no stoppin'
You can't a stop us now
I ain't gonna stop until I'm done (don't stop it)
I ain't gonna quit until I've won
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it, stop it
You can't stop us now
I ain't gonna stop until I'm done (don't stop it)
I ain't gonna quit until I've won
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it
Even if wanna to, you can't stop us now
Don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, the party
This is that original, this has no identical
You can't hack my digital, future aboriginal
Get up off my genitals, I stay on that pinnacle
Kill you with my lyricals, call me verbal criminal
Send you to that clinical, subscribe use of chemicals
Audio and visual, can't see me, invisible
I'm old school like biblical, futuristic next level
Never on that typical, will I stop? Oh never, no
I ain't gonna stop until I'm done (don't stop it)
I ain't gonna quit until I've won
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
You can't stop us now
I ain't gonna stop until I'm done (don't stop it)
I ain't gonna quit until I've won
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it
Even if wanna to, you can't stop us now
Don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
You could call me crazy man, everyday I'm partyin'
You could find me at the club, poppin' bottles minglin'
Ladies dancin' to the jam, actin' naughty, man oh man
Got me in the mood again, afterparty partyin'
Yeah I keep it happenin', takin shots whatever man
Party like a veteran, music is my medicine
You won't find me settlin, can't be stopped I'm steppin' in
Keep it goin 'til the end, yeah that's right here we go again
I'm that one that lights it up, we red hot like firetrucks
Burn that book cause that's whassup, tell that DJ turn it up
We droppin', that music, for people all around
Keep rockin', head knockin', cause they can't shut us down
Ain't ain't no stoppin'
We gonna keep on rockin'
Baby ain't no stoppin'
You can't a stop us now
I ain't gonna stop until I'm done (don't stop it)
I ain't gonna quit until I've won
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it, stop it
You can't stop us now
I ain't gonna stop until I'm done (don't stop it)
I ain't gonna quit until I've won
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it
Now baby don't you stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it
Even if wanna to, you can't stop us now
Don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Stop, stop, stop
The, the, the, don't stop the party
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