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.
Two, three, four
(Woohoo, woohoo)
(Woohoo, woohoo)
Well, my heart knows me better than I know myself
So I'm gonna let it do all the talking
(Woohoo, woohoo)
I came across a place in the middle of nowhere
With a big black horse and a cherry tree
(Woohoo, woohoo)
I felt a little fear upon my back
I said don't look back, just keep on walking
(Woohoo, woohoo)
Well, the big black horse said "Look this way"
He said, "Hey lady, will you marry me?"
(Woohoo, woohoo)
But I said "No, no, no, no, no, no"
I said "No, no, you're not the one for me"
No, no, no, no, no, no
I said "No, no, you're not the one for me"
(Ooh, woohoo)
And my heart had a problem in the early hours
So I stopped it dead for a beat or two
(Woohoo, woohoo)
But I cut some cord, and I shouldn't have done it
And it won't forgive me after all these years
(Woohoo, woohoo)
So I sent her to a place in the middle of nowhere
With a big black horse and a cherry tree
(Woohoo, woohoo)
Now it won't come back 'cause it's oh-so-happy
And now I've got a hole for the world to see
(Woohoo, woohoo)
And it said "No, no, no, no, no, no"
I said "No, no, you're not the one for me"
No, no, no, no, no, no
I said "No, no, you're not the one for me"
(Ooh, woohoo) (not the one for me, yeah)
(Ooh, woohoo)
I said "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
You're not the one for me" (woohoo)
No, no, no, no (woohoo)
No, no, no (woohoo)
No, no
You're not the one for me
Big black horse and a cherry tree
I can't quite get there 'cause my heart's forsaken me
Yeah, yeah, yeah (woohoo)
Big black horse and a cherry tree
I can't quite get there 'cause my heart's forsaken me
(Woohoo, woohoo)
(Woohoo, woohoo)
Well, my heart knows me better than I know myself
So I'm gonna let it do all the talking
(Woohoo, woohoo)
I came across a place in the middle of nowhere
With a big black horse and a cherry tree
(Woohoo, woohoo)
I felt a little fear upon my back
I said don't look back, just keep on walking
(Woohoo, woohoo)
Well, the big black horse said "Look this way"
He said, "Hey lady, will you marry me?"
(Woohoo, woohoo)
But I said "No, no, no, no, no, no"
I said "No, no, you're not the one for me"
No, no, no, no, no, no
I said "No, no, you're not the one for me"
(Ooh, woohoo)
And my heart had a problem in the early hours
So I stopped it dead for a beat or two
(Woohoo, woohoo)
But I cut some cord, and I shouldn't have done it
And it won't forgive me after all these years
(Woohoo, woohoo)
So I sent her to a place in the middle of nowhere
With a big black horse and a cherry tree
(Woohoo, woohoo)
Now it won't come back 'cause it's oh-so-happy
And now I've got a hole for the world to see
(Woohoo, woohoo)
And it said "No, no, no, no, no, no"
I said "No, no, you're not the one for me"
No, no, no, no, no, no
I said "No, no, you're not the one for me"
(Ooh, woohoo) (not the one for me, yeah)
(Ooh, woohoo)
I said "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
You're not the one for me" (woohoo)
No, no, no, no (woohoo)
No, no, no (woohoo)
No, no
You're not the one for me
Big black horse and a cherry tree
I can't quite get there 'cause my heart's forsaken me
Yeah, yeah, yeah (woohoo)
Big black horse and a cherry tree
I can't quite get there 'cause my heart's forsaken me
Lyrics submitted by Joekubrick
The Black Horse & The Cherry Tree Lyrics as written by Katie Tunstall
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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She says "woo hoo woo woo hoo" not "woo hoo woo hoo".
I heard this on the radio, and thought she said "Black House and a Cherry Tree". . . . .
Sooo about bestiality.