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.
[Wyclef]
I like the way
The way she dance (OHH!)(HAAA! HAAA!)
She take the thug
Put 'em in a trance (OHH!)(HAAA! HAAA!)
She shake her ass
Like an avalanche (HAAA!)(OHH!)
Lookin to her eyes (HAAA! HAAA! HAAA!)
And you takin' the chance
I see the fire in her eyes
Fire in here eyes (YEAAAH!)
The way she move
She got the fire in her eyes!
Fire on her waist
Fire in her thighs (YEAAAH!)
BUT I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAAAL
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so SCANDOLOUUUUUUUS (Scandolous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAAAL
HEAR ME SING!
Woooohoooo hear she comes!
Watch out boys
She'll chew you up
She's DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAL
[Kaine]
She fiRe, She fine
She heals, She mine
Black Barbie
I'm Ken
She got hundred men and ?boosting?
I ain't really trying to let you in
But you can spend your Benjamins
Make no mistake in fact it she your friend
Pisses all about differences!
WAIT! She like to play games
And she don't care who she play wit'
She do what she do
And she gon' get what she gon' get
She hit the strip club
And she gon' make her money quick
Shakin ass on the pole
And best believe the mamma thick
[Wyclef]
I like the way
The way she dance (OHH!)(HAAA! HAAA!)
She take the thug
Put 'em in a trance (OHH!)(HAAA! HAAA!)
She shake her ass
Like an avalanche (HAAA!)(OHH!)
Lookin to her eyes (HAAA! HAAA! HAAA!)
And you takin' the chance
I see the fire in her eyes
Fire in here eyes (YEAAAH!)
The way she move
She got the fire in her eyes!
Fire on her waist
Fire in her thighs (YEAAAH!)
BUT I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAAAL
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so SCANDOLOUUUUUUUS (Scandolous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAAAL
HEAR ME SING!
Woooohoooo hear she comes!
Watch out boys
She'll chew you up
She's DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAL
[D-Roc]
Get Crunk lil momma
Let me see your move
Dirty dancing all in the nude
Get crunk and shit
She about 5 to 6
So I spendin the money to see it
I love them girls that belly dance
Drop it down low
Do you shake that ass
Like WHOA!
Shawty look like a model
Remind me of a coke cola bottle.
[D-Roc]
3
LET
SKIN
Shawty gon make me spittin all on my ears
When I leave I´ma tell my friend(s)
And we both comin back again
And I´m lookin for that girl (Girl)
That danced for me the last time
Shawty get CRUNK!
So I´ma get´er to dance for me 4 more times
[Kaine]
Thick and chunky
Work that monkey
Pop that money
Boy she want it
All up on it
They gon pay her
Shawty bout bread
So you can play
DANGEROUS that girl!
SCANDOLOUS (AHH! AHH!)
And the world of girls boy´s
Where they hang wit us (AIGHT YEP!!!)
[Wyclef]
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so SCANDOLOUUUUUUUS (Scandolous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAAAL
HEAR ME SING!
Woooohoooo hear she comes!
Watch out boys
She'll chew you up
She's DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAL
I like the way
The way she dance (OHH!)(HAAA! HAAA!)
She take the thug
Put 'em in a trance (OHH!)(HAAA! HAAA!)
She shake her ass
Like an avalanche (HAAA!)(OHH!)
Lookin to her eyes (HAAA! HAAA! HAAA!)
And you takin' the chance
I see the fire in her eyes
Fire in here eyes (YEAAAH!)
The way she move
She got the fire in her eyes!
Fire on her waist
Fire in her thighs (YEAAAH!)
BUT I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAAAL
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so SCANDOLOUUUUUUUS (Scandolous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAAAL
HEAR ME SING!
Woooohoooo hear she comes!
Watch out boys
She'll chew you up
She's DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAL
[Kaine]
She fiRe, She fine
She heals, She mine
Black Barbie
I'm Ken
She got hundred men and ?boosting?
I ain't really trying to let you in
But you can spend your Benjamins
Make no mistake in fact it she your friend
Pisses all about differences!
WAIT! She like to play games
And she don't care who she play wit'
She do what she do
And she gon' get what she gon' get
She hit the strip club
And she gon' make her money quick
Shakin ass on the pole
And best believe the mamma thick
[Wyclef]
I like the way
The way she dance (OHH!)(HAAA! HAAA!)
She take the thug
Put 'em in a trance (OHH!)(HAAA! HAAA!)
She shake her ass
Like an avalanche (HAAA!)(OHH!)
Lookin to her eyes (HAAA! HAAA! HAAA!)
And you takin' the chance
I see the fire in her eyes
Fire in here eyes (YEAAAH!)
The way she move
She got the fire in her eyes!
Fire on her waist
Fire in her thighs (YEAAAH!)
BUT I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAAAL
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so SCANDOLOUUUUUUUS (Scandolous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAAAL
HEAR ME SING!
Woooohoooo hear she comes!
Watch out boys
She'll chew you up
She's DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAL
[D-Roc]
Get Crunk lil momma
Let me see your move
Dirty dancing all in the nude
Get crunk and shit
She about 5 to 6
So I spendin the money to see it
I love them girls that belly dance
Drop it down low
Do you shake that ass
Like WHOA!
Shawty look like a model
Remind me of a coke cola bottle.
[D-Roc]
3
LET
SKIN
Shawty gon make me spittin all on my ears
When I leave I´ma tell my friend(s)
And we both comin back again
And I´m lookin for that girl (Girl)
That danced for me the last time
Shawty get CRUNK!
So I´ma get´er to dance for me 4 more times
[Kaine]
Thick and chunky
Work that monkey
Pop that money
Boy she want it
All up on it
They gon pay her
Shawty bout bread
So you can play
DANGEROUS that girl!
SCANDOLOUS (AHH! AHH!)
And the world of girls boy´s
Where they hang wit us (AIGHT YEP!!!)
[Wyclef]
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so DANGEROUUUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
She's so SCANDOLOUUUUUUUS (Scandolous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAAAL
HEAR ME SING!
Woooohoooo hear she comes!
Watch out boys
She'll chew you up
She's DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
DANGEROUUUUUUS (Dangerous)
I LOVE THE SCANDAAAAAAL
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Dangerous Lyrics as written by Darryl Howard Howard Earl Bailey
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