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.
A I
Oh, na, na, na naye naye
Now kick it up so
Slam diggy, diggy, diggy di ding da dang da dang da dang
Ding da ba ding da ba bang dang ba dang
Dab a dab a diggy, diggy da dang
Rang ba dang da dang
Oh, ba dibby dibby
Oh, bad a dibby, dibby
Ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat bwoy a too bellya soo
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat one deh too bellya
When mi a wat
(Wat)
Buss any money mi a got
And mi pants and mi shirt and mi shoes and mi socks
And mi Benz and mi drive by wid de bling in mi watch
And a Mini mek a gal wan play inna mi locks
Fudge time dem a shotta mi beat dem a fat
Cha gal pon top she ya badmind fi dat
Seh ya girlfriend fat
And a base like dat
When she dig in mi lap
You try not collapse
Gal siddung pon mi linen
Tiffy like a blame
Ride like a light caw badman nah gon dim
Ya nuh playa seh ya cyan rock mi round nuh rim
Dis a de song weh de whole world a sing seh
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat bwoy a too bellya soo
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat one deh too bellya
Caw we a have tinking time and smoking time
And dancing time and tek off pon she time
Ga chase Marlene and de gal dem a wine
And a one jigglo dem a pon badman mind
Gal fi get grind from whole nuh wee wine
Caw dem a play numba 2 well dem life just resign
If ya envious well you a me remind
Gunshot a whole box we a give to badmind
Caw we a bellyas
Fling it like a galla wuss
Chop it like a cutlass
Moses mi name Beenie Man
A Dat mi alias
Badmind syndrome kill
Marcus severious
Listen to mi hear dat call
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat bwoy a too bellya soo
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat one deh too bellya
When mi a wat
(Wat)
Buss any money mi a got
And mi pants and mi shirt and mi shoes and mi socks
And mi Benz and mi drive by wid de bling in mi watch
And a Mini mek a gal wan play inna mi locks
Fudge time dem a shotta mi beat dem a fat
Cha gal pon top she ya badmind fi dat
Seh ya girlfriend fat
And a base like dat
When she dig in mi lap
You try not collapse
Gal siddung pon mi linen
Tiffy like a blame
Ride like a light caw
Badman nah gon dim
Ya nuh playa seh ya
Cyan rock mi round nuh rim
Dis a de song weh
De whole world a sing seh
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat bwoy a too bellya soo
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat one deh too bellya
Oh, na, na, na naye naye
Now kick it up so
Slam diggy, diggy, diggy di ding da dang da dang da dang
Ding da ba ding da ba bang dang ba dang
Dab a dab a diggy, diggy da dang
Rang ba dang da dang
Oh, ba dibby dibby
Oh, bad a dibby, dibby
Ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat bwoy a too bellya soo
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat one deh too bellya
When mi a wat
(Wat)
Buss any money mi a got
And mi pants and mi shirt and mi shoes and mi socks
And mi Benz and mi drive by wid de bling in mi watch
And a Mini mek a gal wan play inna mi locks
Fudge time dem a shotta mi beat dem a fat
Cha gal pon top she ya badmind fi dat
Seh ya girlfriend fat
And a base like dat
When she dig in mi lap
You try not collapse
Gal siddung pon mi linen
Tiffy like a blame
Ride like a light caw badman nah gon dim
Ya nuh playa seh ya cyan rock mi round nuh rim
Dis a de song weh de whole world a sing seh
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat bwoy a too bellya soo
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat one deh too bellya
Caw we a have tinking time and smoking time
And dancing time and tek off pon she time
Ga chase Marlene and de gal dem a wine
And a one jigglo dem a pon badman mind
Gal fi get grind from whole nuh wee wine
Caw dem a play numba 2 well dem life just resign
If ya envious well you a me remind
Gunshot a whole box we a give to badmind
Caw we a bellyas
Fling it like a galla wuss
Chop it like a cutlass
Moses mi name Beenie Man
A Dat mi alias
Badmind syndrome kill
Marcus severious
Listen to mi hear dat call
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat bwoy a too bellya soo
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat one deh too bellya
When mi a wat
(Wat)
Buss any money mi a got
And mi pants and mi shirt and mi shoes and mi socks
And mi Benz and mi drive by wid de bling in mi watch
And a Mini mek a gal wan play inna mi locks
Fudge time dem a shotta mi beat dem a fat
Cha gal pon top she ya badmind fi dat
Seh ya girlfriend fat
And a base like dat
When she dig in mi lap
You try not collapse
Gal siddung pon mi linen
Tiffy like a blame
Ride like a light caw
Badman nah gon dim
Ya nuh playa seh ya
Cyan rock mi round nuh rim
Dis a de song weh
De whole world a sing seh
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat bwoy a too bellya soo
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dem get heart attack
Dat one deh too bellya
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Heart Attack Lyrics as written by Dean Michael Ashton David John Warsop
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