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 this is Beenie Man
The roughest, toughest bumboclaat bod man from out of Jamaica
Hear this one, ya
Beenie Man 'longside Sean Paul and Lady Saw
Oh na, na, na
Well I'm a gangster for life
Take your life, take your wife, and everyting nice
Gangster for life (it's a bod mon ting)
Take your life, take your wife
Yes Jah
Bossman
Anytime you see me come around
Bossman
Don't take bod man fi clown
Bossman
Glock weh move yuh head crown
Bossman
Dissin' ah yuh own blood yuh drown
Bossman
Bod man rule di compound
Bossman
Dis ah mean we bomb down yuh town
Bossman
Feel say you can't stick around
Bossman
Man annuh nuh clown
Man a gangsta for life
Take your life, sex your wife, and everyting nice
Gangsta's paradise
Dat is my life
Is a thug girl mi want fi mi wife
You tink say you bad man, bad and come
You tink say you tough man, tough and come
You tink say you rough man, rough and come
Dis now a gunshot shall fire bomb
Man a bod man ah east
(Tell them now dis)
From a war man a freak
(Yuh shoot nuh miss)
An' if you run off ya beak
(Yuh make we list)
But if ah New York we meet
(Gunshot wi beat)
Start war, you decease (yeah)
'Til it nah go cease (true)
Sudden destruction when yuh check say a peace (what?)
Word out ah road man ah say you ah di beast
Well since yuh a di beast
Hol' ah Teflon feast
Anytime you see me come around
Bossman
Don't take bod man for clown
Bossman
Glock fi move your head crown
Bossman
Dissin' ah yuh own blood yuh drown
Bossman
Bod man lock down yo town
Bossman
Bod man bomb yuh compound (woy)
Bossman
Feel say yuh bod you a clown
Bossman
Don't stick around
Me a rasta
But me a gangsta
Me have me kids
And me have baby motha
Gimme me money
Bossman, weh me come for
'Cause if you dis badman you get murda
Pass mi louga
And mi rouga
'Cause if you talk di two a dem gwaan' fire
'Cause me a real badman from Jamaica
A Beenie Man down pon de riddim who a gangsta (more fire come)
Bossman
Anytime you see me come around
Bossman
Don't take bad man for clown
Bossman
Glock we move your head crown
Bossman
Disin' ah yuh own blood yuh drown
Bossman
Bod man rule de compound
Bossman
Diss mi, we wi bumb down yuh town
Bossman
Anytime you see me come around (yuh ah hear me?)
Bossman
Don't take bad fi clown
Bad man queen
Tek care ah him machine
Lock down di base (dun kno')
When me hear siren
I've got his back
Can be just as mean (how yuh mean?)
Blow man marrow and left di spot clean
Control all docks (all evidence on the move)
Have all gun lock
Know who fi buy out
And who fi get shot
Real toppa top
Di baddest chick pon di block
Nah fuck wit di queen
'Cah mi always strap (nuh fuck wit dat)
Anytime you see we come around (mirror on di block)
Don't take my crew fi clown (no, no)
We gunshot fat like a pound (Lady Saw)
Shh, silence and don't make a sound (Beenie Man, we keep killin' dem)
Mi keep telling them
Punks
Sympathy weh wi ain't lending them
Punks
Chank out fi broke and nah go bending tdm
Punks
Bare shot we're sending dem, punks
Now or later, we endin' dem punks
No matter where dem deh
East, west, north, or south
From dem open up dem mouth
And dem dis we
Dem ah go catch lead in deh
From dem a hype up
Teflon dem bite up
Di whole place light up
Unnuh nuh hear what me say
Come in a mi town
Like di whole ah dem ah clown
Dem a try tek mi crown
Nuff a dem dem a wi enemy
Chop dem up first
Eliminate dem to dust
Man a real bod man
Pass mi blunt and mi Hennessy
Anytime you see we come around
Bossman
Don't take bad man fi clown
Bossman
Shot we move your head crown
Bossman
Dissin' ah yuh own blood yuh drown
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
The roughest, toughest bumboclaat bod man from out of Jamaica
Hear this one, ya
Beenie Man 'longside Sean Paul and Lady Saw
Oh na, na, na
Well I'm a gangster for life
Take your life, take your wife, and everyting nice
Gangster for life (it's a bod mon ting)
Take your life, take your wife
Yes Jah
Bossman
Anytime you see me come around
Bossman
Don't take bod man fi clown
Bossman
Glock weh move yuh head crown
Bossman
Dissin' ah yuh own blood yuh drown
Bossman
Bod man rule di compound
Bossman
Dis ah mean we bomb down yuh town
Bossman
Feel say you can't stick around
Bossman
Man annuh nuh clown
Man a gangsta for life
Take your life, sex your wife, and everyting nice
Gangsta's paradise
Dat is my life
Is a thug girl mi want fi mi wife
You tink say you bad man, bad and come
You tink say you tough man, tough and come
You tink say you rough man, rough and come
Dis now a gunshot shall fire bomb
Man a bod man ah east
(Tell them now dis)
From a war man a freak
(Yuh shoot nuh miss)
An' if you run off ya beak
(Yuh make we list)
But if ah New York we meet
(Gunshot wi beat)
Start war, you decease (yeah)
'Til it nah go cease (true)
Sudden destruction when yuh check say a peace (what?)
Word out ah road man ah say you ah di beast
Well since yuh a di beast
Hol' ah Teflon feast
Anytime you see me come around
Bossman
Don't take bod man for clown
Bossman
Glock fi move your head crown
Bossman
Dissin' ah yuh own blood yuh drown
Bossman
Bod man lock down yo town
Bossman
Bod man bomb yuh compound (woy)
Bossman
Feel say yuh bod you a clown
Bossman
Don't stick around
Me a rasta
But me a gangsta
Me have me kids
And me have baby motha
Gimme me money
Bossman, weh me come for
'Cause if you dis badman you get murda
Pass mi louga
And mi rouga
'Cause if you talk di two a dem gwaan' fire
'Cause me a real badman from Jamaica
A Beenie Man down pon de riddim who a gangsta (more fire come)
Bossman
Anytime you see me come around
Bossman
Don't take bad man for clown
Bossman
Glock we move your head crown
Bossman
Disin' ah yuh own blood yuh drown
Bossman
Bod man rule de compound
Bossman
Diss mi, we wi bumb down yuh town
Bossman
Anytime you see me come around (yuh ah hear me?)
Bossman
Don't take bad fi clown
Bad man queen
Tek care ah him machine
Lock down di base (dun kno')
When me hear siren
I've got his back
Can be just as mean (how yuh mean?)
Blow man marrow and left di spot clean
Control all docks (all evidence on the move)
Have all gun lock
Know who fi buy out
And who fi get shot
Real toppa top
Di baddest chick pon di block
Nah fuck wit di queen
'Cah mi always strap (nuh fuck wit dat)
Anytime you see we come around (mirror on di block)
Don't take my crew fi clown (no, no)
We gunshot fat like a pound (Lady Saw)
Shh, silence and don't make a sound (Beenie Man, we keep killin' dem)
Mi keep telling them
Punks
Sympathy weh wi ain't lending them
Punks
Chank out fi broke and nah go bending tdm
Punks
Bare shot we're sending dem, punks
Now or later, we endin' dem punks
No matter where dem deh
East, west, north, or south
From dem open up dem mouth
And dem dis we
Dem ah go catch lead in deh
From dem a hype up
Teflon dem bite up
Di whole place light up
Unnuh nuh hear what me say
Come in a mi town
Like di whole ah dem ah clown
Dem a try tek mi crown
Nuff a dem dem a wi enemy
Chop dem up first
Eliminate dem to dust
Man a real bod man
Pass mi blunt and mi Hennessy
Anytime you see we come around
Bossman
Don't take bad man fi clown
Bossman
Shot we move your head crown
Bossman
Dissin' ah yuh own blood yuh drown
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
Bossman
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