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.
Well oh baby baby
Don't you want a man like me?
Oh baby baby, I'm just as sweet as anybody could be
Oh baby baby, I want to look to your eyes, of blue
Oh baby baby, it's more than anybody else could do
Well oh baby baby
You know when I see you walkin' down the street
Oh baby baby, well you lookin' good enough to eat
Oh baby baby, I don't believe I've tasted this before
Oh baby baby, I want it now
And every mouthful more of you
Talk about you, yeah
Talk about you
Oh baby baby
You know that I wanted it more
Oh baby baby
I'm about to kiss goodbye to this store
Oh baby baby
It ain't the wrapping that sells the goods
Oh baby baby
I got a sweet tooth when my mouth is full of you
Talk about you
Ooh, you
Talk about you
Yeah, talk about you
Ooh yeah, talk about you
Ooh baby oh baby it's alright, it's alright
Oh baby it's alright it's alright
Well, oh baby, baby
Oh you sting like a bee
Oh baby, baby
I like your honey and it sure likes me
Oh baby, baby
I got my spoon inside your jar
Oh baby, baby
Don't give me too much, don't make me starve
Oh baby, baby
Sugar sister on a silver plate
Oh baby, baby
I need a mouthful and I just can't wait
Oh baby, baby
See the shaking in my hand
Oh baby, baby
Don't mean to fumble but it tastes so grand
Tastes so grand
Tastes so grand
Tastes so grand
Tastes so grand, ooh
Baby it's alright
Oh it's alright
Ooh, oh, baby it's alright, oh it's alright
Ooh, ooh, it's alright
It's alright
Ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, yeah, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, yeah, alright
Don't you want a man like me?
Oh baby baby, I'm just as sweet as anybody could be
Oh baby baby, I want to look to your eyes, of blue
Oh baby baby, it's more than anybody else could do
Well oh baby baby
You know when I see you walkin' down the street
Oh baby baby, well you lookin' good enough to eat
Oh baby baby, I don't believe I've tasted this before
Oh baby baby, I want it now
And every mouthful more of you
Talk about you, yeah
Talk about you
Oh baby baby
You know that I wanted it more
Oh baby baby
I'm about to kiss goodbye to this store
Oh baby baby
It ain't the wrapping that sells the goods
Oh baby baby
I got a sweet tooth when my mouth is full of you
Talk about you
Ooh, you
Talk about you
Yeah, talk about you
Ooh yeah, talk about you
Ooh baby oh baby it's alright, it's alright
Oh baby it's alright it's alright
Well, oh baby, baby
Oh you sting like a bee
Oh baby, baby
I like your honey and it sure likes me
Oh baby, baby
I got my spoon inside your jar
Oh baby, baby
Don't give me too much, don't make me starve
Oh baby, baby
Sugar sister on a silver plate
Oh baby, baby
I need a mouthful and I just can't wait
Oh baby, baby
See the shaking in my hand
Oh baby, baby
Don't mean to fumble but it tastes so grand
Tastes so grand
Tastes so grand
Tastes so grand
Tastes so grand, ooh
Baby it's alright
Oh it's alright
Ooh, oh, baby it's alright, oh it's alright
Ooh, ooh, it's alright
It's alright
Ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, yeah, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, yeah, alright
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3 comments!!! one of the best led zeppelin songs ever in my opinion