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.
Well if you go down to the bar tonite
you could be in for a big surprise
'cas they'll be shakin' those drapes
an' stompin' those crepes
an' swingin' those bunches-a-fives
And they'll be bangin' on the counters
stampin' on the dough-nuts
layin' to waste all the bacon rolls
and be wadin' 'round in the rubble
on the look-out for any trouble
with big lead pipes and long poles
And they'll be removing all the table-cloths
chopping up the tables
and redecorating the men's-room
Tearin' down the ceiling
sendin' coathangers reelin´
While the juke-box blows a tune
Oh oh at the Vegetable Rumble tonight
Oh oh at the Vegetable Rumble tonight
And they'll be tearin' up the 'phone-books
rippin up the menus
tiltin' all the pin-ball machines
manglin' up the perculators
turnin' off the circulators
burnin' those sandals and jeans
An' they'll be strippin' down the walls
tearin' up the pumps
re-locating all the cups and plates
dislocatin' shoulders
heavin' piles of boulders
through the windows
with big iron crates
And there'll be swearin' in the alley
bowling at the Palais
dog-shows at the town hall too
National networked broadcasts
new names and dates in who's who
'This is the Police department speakin!
Come out with your hands up
We've got your surrounded
Stand up against the line there buddy
Who dialed 999? Up against the wall there:
'This has been a Public Health announcement:
Oh oh at the Vegetable Rumble Tonite
Oh oh at the Vegetable Rumble...
you could be in for a big surprise
'cas they'll be shakin' those drapes
an' stompin' those crepes
an' swingin' those bunches-a-fives
And they'll be bangin' on the counters
stampin' on the dough-nuts
layin' to waste all the bacon rolls
and be wadin' 'round in the rubble
on the look-out for any trouble
with big lead pipes and long poles
And they'll be removing all the table-cloths
chopping up the tables
and redecorating the men's-room
Tearin' down the ceiling
sendin' coathangers reelin´
While the juke-box blows a tune
Oh oh at the Vegetable Rumble tonight
Oh oh at the Vegetable Rumble tonight
And they'll be tearin' up the 'phone-books
rippin up the menus
tiltin' all the pin-ball machines
manglin' up the perculators
turnin' off the circulators
burnin' those sandals and jeans
An' they'll be strippin' down the walls
tearin' up the pumps
re-locating all the cups and plates
dislocatin' shoulders
heavin' piles of boulders
through the windows
with big iron crates
And there'll be swearin' in the alley
bowling at the Palais
dog-shows at the town hall too
National networked broadcasts
new names and dates in who's who
'This is the Police department speakin!
Come out with your hands up
We've got your surrounded
Stand up against the line there buddy
Who dialed 999? Up against the wall there:
'This has been a Public Health announcement:
Oh oh at the Vegetable Rumble Tonite
Oh oh at the Vegetable Rumble...
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The Vegetable Rumble Lyrics as written by Pekka Eero Rechardt Jim Pembroke
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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