John Mellencamp - Get A Leg Up Lyrics






Don't look at me, don't touch me
Keep your mind straight ahead
Don't get no funny ideas about me
Or you'll wish that you were dead
That's what I'm thinking she must be thinking
The girl I spent 53 bucks on last night
She gives me a look from the corner of her eye
That says, "Boy, keep acting right."
How surprised was I
When she leaned over and whispered in my ear

Get a leg up
Get a leg over boy
Get a leg up
What's the matter
Are you shy, shy, shy?

I'm pretty good with first impressions
But sometimes I'm not always right
I pulled the car to the shoulder of the road
To see what she had in mind
Want me to spend the night
Hey lover boy you know I will
And my best girlfriend down the road
Together we will thrill ya
And I'm thining to myself
I could be lucky Pierre tonight

If I could get a leg up
If I could get a leg over boy
You know I ain't that handsome
But you know I ain't shy, shy, shy

The rest of the night went on and on
And the moral to this song
Don't go making hasty judgments
Because sometimes they could be wrong
Nothing wrong with a good time
Just keep yourself protected, make a list
And you can bet your life that the women don't know
The little girls are acting like this
So the next time a young one moves up
And she whispers in your ear

Get a leg up
Get a leg over boy
Get a leg up
Now don't you be shy, shy, shy





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  1. A.... M....

    Great track🕺🏽💃👍

  2. S.... N....

    Drop it🎤📻.p.s.AND THAT'S HIS WIFE IN VIDEO

  3. b.... ....

    Ah, one of the late 80s early 90s stay home sick and rub one out videos. This was up there with Rock the Cradle of Love and Wicked Game for me. Ya know, when you were tired of the JC Penny catalog..

  4. k.... p....

    John Mayer stole some of this guy's style

  5. j.... ....

    You may be cool... But you will never John Mellencamp cool.

  6. T.... S....

    2nd favorite from Mellencamp, only to "Let It All Hang Out". Classic!

  7. a.... ....

    Bitch is fine.

  8. j.... d....

    Meg ain’t Elaine

  9. M.... ....

    1👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  10. j.... ....

    I forgot how good of an album this was.....and how hot that model was.

  11. G.... T....

    That's how you do it John get that third leg up in that hot blonde now don't you be shy.

  12. d.... ....

    wow ,, dam,,,, you didn't smash that chick,,,,,, wow,,, jump back in the iron sled ,,,,, wow jon wow

  13. C.... B....

    Fuck he was ice cool as a performer!

  14. d.... w....

    God i miss this music

  15. C.... K....

    Mellencamps wife was a pig.

  16. S.... N....

    1 GREAT ARTIST AND SONG WRITER.Luv u did this video with your wife.Luv the LYRICS BRAVO/Takes me back in time when music and my life were better times 4-sure.😎😄😉

  17. D.... ....

    Perfect guitar rock

  18. E.... ....

    vaya sobeteo le pega el chiquinino este a la rubia...hoy sería politicamente incorrecto

  19. M.... E....

    Love his music, hate his political mouth....

  20. C.... D....

    Love this song!!!

  21. S.... T....

    Take my advise don't get um to high they are really allergic to the stuff and dang u'll miss um

  22. R.... H....

    Bad ass.

  23. r.... b....

    Always be John Cougar to me!!

    r.... b....

    Haha SAME!!!

    r.... b....

    Cougar was a name his first manager came up with because Mellencamp didn't sound marketable.

  24. M.... M....

    WALK THE DOG. DON'T LET THE DOG WALK YOU. GOODNIGHT.

  25. v.... r....

    Kinda narcisstic just a "little " bit?

  26. m.... m....

    Great story teller in music

  27. P.... S....

    One of the most straightforward rockers of all time.

  28. R.... v....

    He always had the drums up front and I'm a drummer and that's what I love about John s music have the back beat you got rhythm you got a song and you move it along

  29. R.... v....

    John was rock N roll to his soul like the movie American graffiti you don't forget memories

  30. J.... K....

    She is perfect. Loved her when I was a kid and still am in love with her

  31. g.... u....

    Is he in the Rock n roll Hall of Fame? If not he should be. He and Bob Seger are truly Rock n roll.

    g.... u....

    google user no that would be a concert to see. Mellencamp and Seager.

    g.... u....

    Both in the HOF

    g.... u....

    Yes he is, class of 2008

  32. K.... H....

    For those to young to remember.,
    He Married this lady in the video,She’s the mother of his children... 👍✌️🤘🎸🤘

    K.... H....

    I thought she was his wife.

    K.... H....

    He was a 40 year old grandfather when he married Elaine. He has several children from previous marriage.

  33. T.... H....

    This boy just rocked it his entire career

  34. m.... l....

    Les Paul Jr. Yeah! Stones-like rock n roll.....yes, where did it go?

  35. F.... M....

    Take the gamble,take the chance,you can,t win if you don't, play right

  36. M.... B....

    He has great hair and a great mouth.

  37. A.... C....

    I’d like to know what John’s talking about when he’s rolling his hands around?

  38. R.... H....

    Love me some Cougar!

  39. Z.... C....

    Could and still can get the "bitches" man.... :)

  40. M.... M....

    James Brown has nothing to do with this lol!

  41. M.... M....

    And whoooooooee

  42. M.... M....

    Damn good stuff!

  43. N.... A....

    Tat for my other thing nice 👌 legs lol 😆😋 delish 😋😂 🔥 ya 😈🔥 ya 😈

  44. N.... A....

    Like her dress 😍♥️💙❣️👌 legs lol 😜😂😍♥️

  45. L.... 6....

    God DAMN he was sexy here! When he winks at her?......I'm done!

    L.... 6....

    Yeah the model felt same way too and they start dating after and eventually married. lol. I think they are divorced now.

    L.... 6....

    Rose Red yep, they’re divorced. Now he’s engaged to Meg Ryan. Dude loves the blondes!

  46. T.... B....

    Got back into JOhn again - after watching a recent FarmAid on TV 📺

  47. T.... B....

    Love this song more than ever

  48. J.... W....

    JM sings another timeless classic. One of the best singer / songwriters ever.

    J.... W....

    John Wagner ummm no.... while JCM is amazing that title easily goes to Tom Petty.

    J.... W....

    Tom Petty was good, great actually. But Mellencamp can appeal to a much wider audience and has for 42 years. He is the greatest songwriter of our time.

  49. C.... S....

    Born a hunch back, and a midwestern corn nerd. But he sure can right and rock. I love him.

  50. j.... b....

    shame      never mind

  51. j.... b....

    nice couple

  52. R.... H....

    Love me some Cougar.

  53. A.... D....

    Always one of my favorites....

  54. M.... ....

    Elaine Irwin!

  55. N.... ....

    Don't look at me..don't touch me....

  56. T.... W....

    A typical great R&R song from John!!!

  57. J.... F....

    He's the man.

  58. P.... G....

    I have always loved this and thought this girl is so beautiful !

    P.... G....

    That girl was his wife. Their Divorced now.

  59. T.... ....

    AC DC to the Core!

  60. T.... ....

    Who's That Girl?

    T.... ....

    Twobarpsi Elaine Irwin

  61. S.... ....

    One of the best rocking dancing songs ever by an amazing rocker.

  62. D.... I....

    That's the goal every man wants to get a leg or two up

    D.... I....

    I don't think you know what "get a leg up" means. Ask an Englishman.

  63. D.... R....

    I have to comment as I’m rekindling my love of JCM ( yes I still like to use Cougar) Rewatching this and am sooo jealous of the hair stylist running her fingers through his hair!!!!😑😩😍 She did it twice also hmmm she loved it!!!

  64. �.... �....

    Mellencamp used this video to showcase his new wife.

    �.... �....

    No, he met her on this shoot.

    �.... �....

    And he later divorced and now is set to marry meg ryan....

    �.... �....

    I can't blame him for wanting to show the world his hot lady..and she would soon be his wife back then!!!
    Now its Meg Ryans turn..but they also have a great story too. To reconnect years later to still fall in love as when they were young!!! 😎💙✌
    Im so jealous of en all😉

  65. M.... J....

    Most underrated song writer ever!!!!

  66. S.... A....

    dilly dilly  more dilly dilly  !

  67. D.... L....

    Great rockin' tune from the Indiana boy. Bet John got a leg up with his pretty model wife few times..indeed :-)

  68. J.... K....

    David lee roth signing

  69. S.... ....

    If I'm not mistaken, John and Video Babe (foget her name sorry) had not yet become romantically involved.

    S.... ....

    I saw an interview with John one time. He said that he wanted a "Plain Jane" girl for the video and they sent this drop dead gorgeous model (Elaine Irwin). He was pissed they sent someone so beautiful and he had a big cussing, ranting, raving moment and she thought he was crazy.

  70. C.... ....

    He looks younger here than in the Just Another Day video, but it was released 3 years before this one?

  71. a.... h....

    Great video!

  72. d.... z....

    pretty lady, crap tattoo

  73. E.... R....

    My ex-husband grew up with him in Vincennes, Indiana. Pretty cool piece of growing up.

    E.... R....

    Your ex-husband lied to you. John grew up in Seymour, Indiana. but that is probably why he is your ex

    E.... R....

    John went to college in Vincennes, Indiana

  74. a.... ....

    He is the coolest!

  75. P.... D....

    David Grissom is probably playing his blonde tele on this one. Pretty swank rhythm lines. A little bit of Keith influence maybe in there.

  76. S.... ....

    shocking that something so good could come out of Indiana....the true armpit of the midwest! lol

    S.... ....

    Snake and Blind Melon. Don’t forget Shannon Hoon👍😁

    S.... ....

    There's a few rockers from Indy. I think Tom petty is also from there but I could be wrong.

    S.... ....

    @Lance Oleviri I'm in Ohio also

  77. K.... B....

    hey we wanna see those Teeties :D

  78. g.... ....

    This is ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC.

  79. C.... F....

    Such a fun song to just dance to................

  80. T.... S....

    DAMN U John! been playing this song straight for months! Now getting down on guitar...I hope! classic Mellencamp!!!

  81. T.... S....

    apart from tolerating YouTube Paul McCartney adds on every music video, mellencamp is simply a class talent!

  82. T.... S....

    getting really sick of Paul McCartney popping up when I'm trying to watch real music!

    T.... S....

    Heck, I was getting sick of him in 1969...and so were some of his closest friends, it turned out.

  83. M.... S....

    How to enjoy this music.
    His music, his time warms every heart broken on the world.
    Here the sadness is banned, everything is energy
    for one day went out of style elegance.
    Swirling sense of love for the "rock" in the form of odor and female at the center of humanity.
    Enjoy, enjoy and taste.

  84. B.... ....

    I remember loving this song when i was 5. I used to play along with an old tennis racket :3

  85. F.... F....

    The ultimate BABE - in the world (3min 20 sec).. ACTUALLY the only girl as sexy as my former model wife Stephanie, often mistaken for each other... and cute ( thats right.... beyond beautiful or pretty .. Just Babi-e doll CUTE! )

  86. M.... M....

    John lookin and sounding amazing here!

  87. k.... j....

    Great song, great singer but jeez, john your dancing is something else lol.

  88. V.... C....

    He had to marry her after this... She was like, uh ok I'll marry John Cougar!

  89. A.... C....

    great guitars work

  90. K.... D....

    if only I could be cool as Mellencamp!

    K.... D....

    Maybe you are, but just don't realize it. You don't have to be able to sing or play a guitar, to be cool.

    K.... D....

    Oh you're cool, you're here aren't you ?

    K.... D....

    Exactly.

  91. t.... c....

    beautiful video, sexy artistic....classic

  92. R.... ....

    Cool song that's very reminiscent of early 80s John Cougar.

  93. J.... C....

    were did music like this go?

  94. C.... B....

    Saw him perform last week in Erie, PA. We got bumped up to third row and it was awesome! Great show!