This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
All you need to know is the vibe round' here we buil' it and instill it
Sean Paul alongside
Fabolous, you done know we bust
Telling them again, hey
Girl run away the guy that wants to "vibe kill" it
She say a only the "topper" youth and "dapper" youth she want (to) win it
Fabolous
Lets get it ta' poppin' ma, its a little before 1
And I'm yellin' out hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yo
I can tell by the ring in the middle of your tongue
You're the kinda girl that has a little bit more fun
I'm literally yours hun
I never seen a ass so big with a waist as little as yours hun
And by the expressions on them hotties grills
I know they want to holla at somebody real
And I'm usually lookin' for somebody skilled
Enough to make a nigga say aye aye aye yo niggas get mad 'cause I may slay they hoe
But I don't want to let the ak spray so
Stop face fightin' me, like ya face frighten' me
I do this every year so I ain't never scared
I do this everywhere and you ain't never there
They sayin' this everywhere, how could you never hear
If you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Lights, camera, action can you feel the hype
Hit cruise control blazed Kryptonite
Well its alright, baby its alright
If you want to live up and free your life
Come through make we kick it 'til a morning light
Girl you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Well its alright, baby its alright
So get with it, we want hit it, we nah quit it
And I like tha way you body set and how your clothes fit it
I want you give me some of it because minute by minute
Temperature it all a rise because you thighs and all you hips, style
You shockin' it, you a rock it, you a kill it
And a one thing the Dutty Paul want to predict
Say by tha end of tha night you will be chillen' with tha click
Flossin' it, money we tossin' it
'Cause we a tha Boss in it
We naw ease up we ain't stallin', grab the girls all in
That's my true callin'
Ya'll freeze up while we be flowin' it
Your girl knowin' it and that's why she's showin' it
We naw ease up we ain't stallin', grab the girls all in
That's my true callin'
Ya'll freeze up we be flowin' it
Your girl knowin' it and that's why she's showin' it
If you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Lights, camera, action can you feel the hype
Hit cruise control blazed Kryptonite
Well its alright, baby its alright
If you want to live up and free your life
Come through make we kick it 'til a morning light
Girl you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Well its alright, baby its alright
Over here the liquor is light blue, the chronic is light green
They wearin' the right shoe, they put on the tight jeans
They bringin' me right through', I walk with a slight lean
My style excites you, I know what that might mean
Aye, I'ma freaky scorpio
Yo, tryna' leave with your skio
Aye, but its mandatory tho'
Yo' after me let shorey go
But that's another story tho'
Just please don't try to bring us to the Maury show
How cool is he?
You don't know a fool who be crazy enough to fool with me
You'd rather swim through a pool of pee
Then see the one you love in the vehicle with me
Aye yo
But the vibe is right, the girls is up to par
We gon', drink it tonight and earl it up tomorrow
It goes
If you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Lights, camera, action can you feel the hype
Hit cruise control blazed Kryptonite
Well its alright, baby its alright
If you want to live up and free your life
Come through make we kick it 'til a morning light
Girl you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Well its alright, baby its alright
Sean Paul alongside
Fabolous, you done know we bust
Telling them again, hey
Girl run away the guy that wants to "vibe kill" it
She say a only the "topper" youth and "dapper" youth she want (to) win it
Fabolous
Lets get it ta' poppin' ma, its a little before 1
And I'm yellin' out hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yo
I can tell by the ring in the middle of your tongue
You're the kinda girl that has a little bit more fun
I'm literally yours hun
I never seen a ass so big with a waist as little as yours hun
And by the expressions on them hotties grills
I know they want to holla at somebody real
And I'm usually lookin' for somebody skilled
Enough to make a nigga say aye aye aye yo niggas get mad 'cause I may slay they hoe
But I don't want to let the ak spray so
Stop face fightin' me, like ya face frighten' me
I do this every year so I ain't never scared
I do this everywhere and you ain't never there
They sayin' this everywhere, how could you never hear
If you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Lights, camera, action can you feel the hype
Hit cruise control blazed Kryptonite
Well its alright, baby its alright
If you want to live up and free your life
Come through make we kick it 'til a morning light
Girl you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Well its alright, baby its alright
So get with it, we want hit it, we nah quit it
And I like tha way you body set and how your clothes fit it
I want you give me some of it because minute by minute
Temperature it all a rise because you thighs and all you hips, style
You shockin' it, you a rock it, you a kill it
And a one thing the Dutty Paul want to predict
Say by tha end of tha night you will be chillen' with tha click
Flossin' it, money we tossin' it
'Cause we a tha Boss in it
We naw ease up we ain't stallin', grab the girls all in
That's my true callin'
Ya'll freeze up while we be flowin' it
Your girl knowin' it and that's why she's showin' it
We naw ease up we ain't stallin', grab the girls all in
That's my true callin'
Ya'll freeze up we be flowin' it
Your girl knowin' it and that's why she's showin' it
If you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Lights, camera, action can you feel the hype
Hit cruise control blazed Kryptonite
Well its alright, baby its alright
If you want to live up and free your life
Come through make we kick it 'til a morning light
Girl you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Well its alright, baby its alright
Over here the liquor is light blue, the chronic is light green
They wearin' the right shoe, they put on the tight jeans
They bringin' me right through', I walk with a slight lean
My style excites you, I know what that might mean
Aye, I'ma freaky scorpio
Yo, tryna' leave with your skio
Aye, but its mandatory tho'
Yo' after me let shorey go
But that's another story tho'
Just please don't try to bring us to the Maury show
How cool is he?
You don't know a fool who be crazy enough to fool with me
You'd rather swim through a pool of pee
Then see the one you love in the vehicle with me
Aye yo
But the vibe is right, the girls is up to par
We gon', drink it tonight and earl it up tomorrow
It goes
If you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Lights, camera, action can you feel the hype
Hit cruise control blazed Kryptonite
Well its alright, baby its alright
If you want to live up and free your life
Come through make we kick it 'til a morning light
Girl you want to roll with the thugs tonight
Well its alright, baby its alright
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