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 got to big up all ma friends and
Cho, all ma fans eeh, she it deh,
I'm a family man, well dis one call
Di f.w.z. ain't it work it out yu self
Check it, listen to it, it's a shocking
Vibes glory, laugh woo deh deh woo
Yes, yuh hear mi, check dis.
[Chorus]
Well d.j. a ketch cholera, cholera
Just true mi style a mi favor, favor
Fi a bwoy mi no frade a ,frade a
Caah di gal dem we bawl fa
But bwoy yu no easy ,easy
Wah dis di shocking vibes family, family
Craig town no have no mercy, mercy
Silver cat yu no baaby, bass line
I jam for a while and look in a life
And si how much guy wah stop mi
But tell mi how dem fi stop,
How dem a survive
When dem hear man sign peace treaty
Well me and bounty a friend
That mean di clash thing end
Ninja man a one bwoy weh no easy
Well shabba ranks is the king
Lets establish a ting who a don from donkey
Well buju banton write unoo fi stop from fight
And just chat lyrics whole night
So when da song ya play unoo fi shout hooray
[Chorus]
Hair style well di story nuh end
From beginning to end
Mi chat microphone from mi little bit
Mi use to chat pon lee's
A me bring ades
King jammy's sound mi use to d.j. it
But man a fight over mic
And man a fight fi stripe
So di fight weh mi get mi affi leave it
Seventy nine (79) mi split mi pick up mi wip
And which part mi enter up a tastee
Second place mi come
Any way mi nuh run
But mi go back and go win it in a eighy (80)
Eighty one (81) mi form like a raging srorm
That's when beenie man find glory
Mi fus tune come a road dat a when mi nine
Well 'nough lyrics mi chat all now mi no flap
A di fus producer ever rob me
But unoo look how mi neat
Listen how mi style sweet
Mi ago touch down in a wicked history
Mi neva dun mi work
When mi bring little kirk, black mice and risto benjie
Ninety one mi bust mi wash off di rust
When mandela come, come visit
Us no bother guest is who
Well a mi unoo boo
When mi sing bout di green arm crew
A mek no auto reverse, d.j. we get hurt
Draw closer and listen the thirds verse, of
[Chorus]
Cho, all ma fans eeh, she it deh,
I'm a family man, well dis one call
Di f.w.z. ain't it work it out yu self
Check it, listen to it, it's a shocking
Vibes glory, laugh woo deh deh woo
Yes, yuh hear mi, check dis.
[Chorus]
Well d.j. a ketch cholera, cholera
Just true mi style a mi favor, favor
Fi a bwoy mi no frade a ,frade a
Caah di gal dem we bawl fa
But bwoy yu no easy ,easy
Wah dis di shocking vibes family, family
Craig town no have no mercy, mercy
Silver cat yu no baaby, bass line
I jam for a while and look in a life
And si how much guy wah stop mi
But tell mi how dem fi stop,
How dem a survive
When dem hear man sign peace treaty
Well me and bounty a friend
That mean di clash thing end
Ninja man a one bwoy weh no easy
Well shabba ranks is the king
Lets establish a ting who a don from donkey
Well buju banton write unoo fi stop from fight
And just chat lyrics whole night
So when da song ya play unoo fi shout hooray
[Chorus]
Hair style well di story nuh end
From beginning to end
Mi chat microphone from mi little bit
Mi use to chat pon lee's
A me bring ades
King jammy's sound mi use to d.j. it
But man a fight over mic
And man a fight fi stripe
So di fight weh mi get mi affi leave it
Seventy nine (79) mi split mi pick up mi wip
And which part mi enter up a tastee
Second place mi come
Any way mi nuh run
But mi go back and go win it in a eighy (80)
Eighty one (81) mi form like a raging srorm
That's when beenie man find glory
Mi fus tune come a road dat a when mi nine
Well 'nough lyrics mi chat all now mi no flap
A di fus producer ever rob me
But unoo look how mi neat
Listen how mi style sweet
Mi ago touch down in a wicked history
Mi neva dun mi work
When mi bring little kirk, black mice and risto benjie
Ninety one mi bust mi wash off di rust
When mandela come, come visit
Us no bother guest is who
Well a mi unoo boo
When mi sing bout di green arm crew
A mek no auto reverse, d.j. we get hurt
Draw closer and listen the thirds verse, of
[Chorus]
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