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.
Hey this is radio station Shake That Ass
And I want to see that ass shakin'
Toppin' the charts today we got a world a premiere from DJ Warren G,
Hey DJ
I never crash and wreck
Yeah best I smash on that
Wit my apparatus in these sacks
We bring the cash in these checks
Gz its easy can you feel me
I thought you needs for she Z
They never kill me, but at will see
I grip the illy with the really
And MCs could never twist me unless I was in their Phillys
Come on really, I turn silly on billys
To big willys like Tommy Willis
Understand the last man standin' like Bruce Willis
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
Don't let it end till you let it begin,
We want yo hands in the air 'cause we back again
With Hershey L-O double see doe, funk by the kilo
And we know, how to keep it on the G Low
Incognito, from the Beach to Puerto Rico
I rolls the dice and my nigga plays see-Low
Warren G doe, search the lethal like chico
And nowadays with ways like car lethal
Funk to Kito, my weapons too lethal
I'm checkin on my Mic there's no equal to my sequel
Okay party people to the people the people the people the people and the playaz
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
From night to day, day to night it stay on
We holla Hey DJ now won't you play that song
Like Teddy oh nah he ain't dead
We gots tah gots tah wake everybody sleepin in bed
'Cause if you sleep, you slippin, you creep you creppin
As we sweep you get swept if you ask what's next
You know how my coke in my hindu, you at the venue
To be continued, you know we first up on this menu
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
Now as my pen, begin to let loose again
The bullets like duck, duck, goose, stuck
In the middle of a frame, buck, wit a little bit a game, stuck
And its a muthafuckin' shame
But I'm still here to maintain and run thangs
As the day gets clearer, I'm lookin' in my rear view mirror
And I hear a, nigga that I used be down with
A nigga that I used to clown with
And get around with, fuck the pound shit
They don't make niggaz like they used to
I remember Marley in the Juice Crew
That's why I stay down with LBC days
It ain't easy
Okay party people to the people the people the people the people and the playaz
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
And I want to see that ass shakin'
Toppin' the charts today we got a world a premiere from DJ Warren G,
Hey DJ
I never crash and wreck
Yeah best I smash on that
Wit my apparatus in these sacks
We bring the cash in these checks
Gz its easy can you feel me
I thought you needs for she Z
They never kill me, but at will see
I grip the illy with the really
And MCs could never twist me unless I was in their Phillys
Come on really, I turn silly on billys
To big willys like Tommy Willis
Understand the last man standin' like Bruce Willis
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
Don't let it end till you let it begin,
We want yo hands in the air 'cause we back again
With Hershey L-O double see doe, funk by the kilo
And we know, how to keep it on the G Low
Incognito, from the Beach to Puerto Rico
I rolls the dice and my nigga plays see-Low
Warren G doe, search the lethal like chico
And nowadays with ways like car lethal
Funk to Kito, my weapons too lethal
I'm checkin on my Mic there's no equal to my sequel
Okay party people to the people the people the people the people and the playaz
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
From night to day, day to night it stay on
We holla Hey DJ now won't you play that song
Like Teddy oh nah he ain't dead
We gots tah gots tah wake everybody sleepin in bed
'Cause if you sleep, you slippin, you creep you creppin
As we sweep you get swept if you ask what's next
You know how my coke in my hindu, you at the venue
To be continued, you know we first up on this menu
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin' all night
Now as my pen, begin to let loose again
The bullets like duck, duck, goose, stuck
In the middle of a frame, buck, wit a little bit a game, stuck
And its a muthafuckin' shame
But I'm still here to maintain and run thangs
As the day gets clearer, I'm lookin' in my rear view mirror
And I hear a, nigga that I used be down with
A nigga that I used to clown with
And get around with, fuck the pound shit
They don't make niggaz like they used to
I remember Marley in the Juice Crew
That's why I stay down with LBC days
It ain't easy
Okay party people to the people the people the people the people and the playaz
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Hey DJ lets play that song keep me dancin all night
Lyrics submitted by defubuskorn
To All D.J.'s Lyrics as written by Malcolm Mclaren Stephen Hague
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
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