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.
Hey hey come in they come
O.k. boys, take one
Danny and the Juniors set a groove stuck 'em blblblblu shoot
Say shoot
I should
Why don't you say "shoot" quick right as the song
Danny and the Juniors set a shoot stuck 'em down in the bloot, spoot,
fruit, toot
O.k. let's get ready
Let's dub, let's overdub a little a little finger p-
No, no, no Clem no!
By greckins you put a little, little bit, a little finger poppin' on thar
it's gonna be a million-and-two seller
Hey, will you take off that hat? You look like George Washington!
I'll throw you across the river.
You'll throw me across? The what? The Pontiac?
I'll throw you across the river. I threw a silver dollar across, I can
throw you.
When you hear the countdown, everyone shut up because it's awful tight.
Yeah
Let's make it.
2-3-go
Sittin in my ca
Say t-shirts
T-shirts in my car
Sorry
Outside your lawn
Uh
What's wrong?
I broke that tie thing.
Oh thanks!
Ohhh
It's his tie thing
Oh
Yeah
Gee whiz
I have another one, thank you
How much are they?
I have two more.
You do not.
I bought 'em for 99 cents apiece
You, You did?
I know where you can get 'em.
Here we go
For 99 cents
We're on
You got a better deal than I did
I know
Is this mike on?
All the way from Hawthorne California we're flying over Carl Wilson who's
going to jump 600 feet into a two foot cup
Into a damp rag
Come on
Hey look, I'm gonna leave you home
Hey you guys just a second, I forgot my note
Just a second I'm gonna go to the piano
Ahh Ahh
O.k. let's make one Charlie.
You guys ready, let's go.
O.k. boys, take one
Danny and the Juniors set a groove stuck 'em blblblblu shoot
Say shoot
I should
Why don't you say "shoot" quick right as the song
Danny and the Juniors set a shoot stuck 'em down in the bloot, spoot,
fruit, toot
O.k. let's get ready
Let's dub, let's overdub a little a little finger p-
No, no, no Clem no!
By greckins you put a little, little bit, a little finger poppin' on thar
it's gonna be a million-and-two seller
Hey, will you take off that hat? You look like George Washington!
I'll throw you across the river.
You'll throw me across? The what? The Pontiac?
I'll throw you across the river. I threw a silver dollar across, I can
throw you.
When you hear the countdown, everyone shut up because it's awful tight.
Yeah
Let's make it.
2-3-go
Sittin in my ca
Say t-shirts
T-shirts in my car
Sorry
Outside your lawn
Uh
What's wrong?
I broke that tie thing.
Oh thanks!
Ohhh
It's his tie thing
Oh
Yeah
Gee whiz
I have another one, thank you
How much are they?
I have two more.
You do not.
I bought 'em for 99 cents apiece
You, You did?
I know where you can get 'em.
Here we go
For 99 cents
We're on
You got a better deal than I did
I know
Is this mike on?
All the way from Hawthorne California we're flying over Carl Wilson who's
going to jump 600 feet into a two foot cup
Into a damp rag
Come on
Hey look, I'm gonna leave you home
Hey you guys just a second, I forgot my note
Just a second I'm gonna go to the piano
Ahh Ahh
O.k. let's make one Charlie.
You guys ready, let's go.
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