Music Video
Van Halen - Tattoo (Official Music Video)
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Van Halen
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alex Van Halen
Songwriter
David Lee Roth
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Van Halen
Producer
John Shanks
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Tattoo, tattoo
[Verse 2]
I got Elvis on my elbow
When I flex Elvis talks
I got hula girls on the back of my leg
And she hulas when I walk
[Verse 3]
Speaking cherry red
Screaming electric green
Purple mountain's majesty
You can talk to me
Talk to me, babe
[Verse 4]
Swapmeet Sally
Tramp stamp tat
Mousewife to Momshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo
Tattoo, tattoo
[Verse 5]
Tattoo, tattoo
Show me your dragon magic
Tattoo, tattoo
So autobiographic
[Verse 6]
Best believe that needle hurts you
Best to see these true colors than follow one of your false virtues
[Verse 7]
Tell you a secret to make you think
Why is this crazy stuff we'd never say poetry in ink?
Speaking day-glow red, Explodo opaque
Purple mountain's majesty
Show me you, I'll show you me
[Verse 8]
Swapmeet Sally
Tramp stamp tat
Mousewife to Momshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo
Tattoo, tattoo
[Verse 9]
Tattoo, tattoo
Sexy dragon magic
Tattoo, tattoo
So very autobiographic
Tattoo, tattoo
Got a hold on me
Tattoo, tattoo
You put a spell on me
[Verse 10]
Baby, yeah
[Verse 11]
Uncle Danny had a coal tattoo
He fought for the unions, some of us still do
On my shoulder is a number of the chapter he was in
That number is forever like the struggle here to win
[Verse 12]
Everybody
Swapmeet Sally
Tramp stamp tat
Mousewife to Momshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo
Tattoo, tattoo
Tattoo, tattoo
[Verse 13]
Tattoo, tattoo
Sexy dragon magic
Tattoo, tattoo
So very autobiographic
Tattoo, tattoo
You got a hold on me
Tattoo, tattoo
You put a spell on me
[Verse 14]
Tattoo, tattoo
I'm in love with you
Tattoo, tattoo
Show me, show me your
Tattoo, tattoo
Look at me, look at you
Tattoo, tattoo
Written by: Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth
