Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys were an American hip hop/rap rock group from New York City, formed in 1981. The group was composed of Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums, programming).

Classic logo (1985-1986)

The Beastie Boys: Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch and Michael Diamond

Song lyrics

Licensed to Ill (1986)

All tracks are written by Beastie Boys and Rick Rubin, except where noted.

• Yo-ho-ho and a pint of Brass Monkey
  And when my girlie shakes her hips, she sure gets funky.
  Skirt-chasin', free-basin', killin' every village,
  We drink and rob and rhyme and pillage.

  Most illingest b-boy, well, I got that feeling,
  I am most ill, and I'm rhymin' and stealin'.

  • "Rhymin & Stealin"

• Down with Ad-Rock and Mike D, and you ain't,
  And I got more juice than Picasso got paint.
  Got rhymes that are rough and rhymes that are slick,
  I'm not surprised you're on my dick.
  • "The New Style"

• Girls with boyfriends are the kinds I like.
  I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike.
  • "The New Style"

• Some voices got treble—some voices got bass.
  We got the kind of voices that are in your face!
  • "The New Style"

• I said, "I don't know her, I just met her tonight."
  And Ad-Rock started hiding everything in sight.
  D pulled me over, said, "Hide your gold.
  The girl is crafty like ice is cold."
  • "She's Crafty"

• I keep a pistol in my pocket, so you better be cautious.
  Fly around the world, but it makes me nauseous.
  • "Posse in Effect"

• Got a girl in the Castle and one in the pagoda.
  You know I got rhymes like Abe Vigoda.
  • Posse in Effect

• I'm the king of the classroom, coolin' in the back.
  My teacher had beef, so I gave her a smack.
  She chased me out of class, she was strapped with a ruler.
  Went to the bathroom, rolled myself a wooler.
  • "Slow Ride"

• Because I'm hard hittin', always bitten, cool as hell.
  I got the trees on my mirror so my car won't smell.
  • "Slow Ride"

• (Girls!) To do the dishes, (Girls!) to clean up my room.
  (Girls!) To do the laundry, (Girls!) and in the bathroom.
  (Girls!) That's all I really want is girls.
  • "Girls"

• Your pop's caught you smokin', man, he says, "No way!"
  That hypocrite smokes two packs a day.
  Man, livin' at home is such a drag.
  Now your mom threw away your best porno mag (Busted).

  You gotta fight for your right
  To party!

  • "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"

• Don't step out of this house if that's the clothes you're gonna wear.
  I'll kick you out of my home if you don't cut that hair.
  Your mom busted in and said, "What's that noise?"
  Aw, Mom, you're just jealous, it's the Beastie Boys!
  • "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"

• Another plane, another train, another bottle in the brain.
  Another girl, another fight, another drive all night.
  • "No Sleep till Brooklyn"

• Lookin' for a girl, I ran into a guy.
  His name was MCA, I said "Howdy," he said, "Hi."
  • "Paul Revere", written by Adam Horovitz, Darryl McDaniels, Rick Rubin, and Joseph Simmons

• Now my name is MCA, I've got a license to kill (Yeah)
  I think you know what time it is, it's time to get ill (Yeah)
  Now what do we have here, an outlaw and his beer? (Uh-huh)
  I run this land, you understand? I've made myself clear?
  • "Paul Revere"

• Because you're pud-slappin', ball-flappin', got that ju-ice.
  My name's Mike D, and I can do that Jerry Lewis.
  • "Hold It Now, Hit It"

• Pistol packin', Monkey drinkin', no money bum.
  I come from Brooklyn 'cause that's where I'm from.
  • "Hold It Now, Hit It"

• We got the bottle, you got the cup,
  Come on everybody let's get fff...up!
  • "Brass Monkey"

Paul's Boutique (1989)

All tracks written by Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers.

• Got arrested at the Mardi Gras for jumping on a float,
  My man M.C.A.'s got a beard like a billy goat.
  • "Shake Your Rump"

• The Patty Duke Show, the Wrench, and then I bust the Tango,
  Got more rhymes than Jamaica got mango.
  • "Shake Your Rump"

• Running from the law, the press, and the parents.
  [Is your name Michael Diamond?] No, mine's Clarence.
  • "Shake Your Rump"

• Sometimes known as the leader of the homeless,
  Sometimes drunk, and he's always phoneless.
  • "Johnny Ryall"

• Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
  I egged the chicken, and then I ate his leg.
  • "Egg Man"

• Bust a Travis Bickle when I feel that I'm getting pushed.
  Don't step to me 'cause you could be getting mushed.
  • "High Plains Drifter"

• People always asking, "What's the phenomenon?"
  "Yo, what's up?" "Yo, what's goin' on?"
  No one really knows what I'm talkin' about.
  And yeah, that's right, my name's Yauch...
  • "The Sounds Of Science"

• (There's more to me than you'll ever know)
  And I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh.
  • "Hey Ladies"

• (Break up with your girl!) It ended in tears!
  Vincent Van Gogh, go and mail that ear!
  • "Hey Ladies"

• Rapid fire Louie, like Rambo got bullets
  I'ma die harder, like my kid Bruce Willis.
  • "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun"

• Predetermined destiny is who I am.
  You got your finger on the trigger like the Son of Sam.
  • "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun"

• I am like Clockwork Orange, goin' off on the town.
  I've got homeboys bonanza to beat your ass down.
  • "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun"

• I'm a writer, a poet, a genius; I know it.
  I don't buy cheeba; I grow it.
  • "Car Thief"

• All the wife beaters and all the tax cheaters
  Sitting in the White House pulling their peters.
  • "Car Thief"

• You're all mixed up like pasta primavera.
  Yo, why'd you throw that chair at Geraldo Rivera, man?
  • "What Comes Around"

• I've got more stories than JD's got Salinger
  I hold the title, and you are the challenger.
  • "Shadrach"

• Pickpocket gangsters paying their debts.
  Caught a bullet in the lung from Bernhard Goetz.
  • "Stop That Train"

• I ride around town cuz my ride is fly.
  I shot a man in Brooklyn just to watch him die.
  • "Hello Brooklyn"

• Girl, you should be with me, you should drop that bum.
  Cuz I got more flavor than Fruit Striped Gum.
  • "Lay It On Me"

Check Your Head (1992)

• Money Mark, you know he's not having it,
  Just give him some wood and he'll build you a cabinet.
  • "Finger Lickin' Good", written by Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato Jr., DJ Hurricane, Tadone "Kool Tee" Hill

• So what'cha, what'cha, what'cha want? (what'cha want?)
  I get so funny with my money that you flaunt.
  I said, "Where'd you get your information from, huh?
  You think that you can front when revelation comes?"
  • "So What'cha Want"

• "Professor, what's another word for 'pirate treasure'?"
  "Well, I think it's 'booty'. Booty, booty, that's what it is."
  • "Professor Booty"

• You shoulda' never started something you couldn't finish,
  'Cause writing rhymes to me is like Popeye to spinach.
  • "Professor Booty"

Ill Communication (1994)

• I've got more rhymes than I've got grey hairs
  And that's a lot because I've got my share.
  • "Sure Shot", written by Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato Jr., DJ Hurricane

• I want to say a little something that's long overdue:
  The disrespect to women has got to be through.
  To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends,
  I want to offer my love and respect to the end.
  • "Sure Shot"

• I can't stand it, I know you planned it.
  I'ma set it straight, this Watergate.
  I can't stand rocking when I'm in here,
  'Cause your crystal ball ain't so crystal clear.
  So while you sit back and wonder why
  I got this fucking thorn in my side
  Oh my god, it's a mirage,
  I'm telling y'all, it's sabotage!
  • "Sabotage"

Hello Nasty (1998)

• Sometimes I like to brag, sometimes I'm soft spoken,
  And when I'm in Holland I eat the pannenkoeken.
  • "Super Disco Breakin`"

• I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast,
  But I'm intercontinental when I eat French toast.
  • "The Move"

• Have you seen what I mean,
  I'm the little gnome that's in your dreams.
  • "Remote Control"

• So I got a little something for your pay-per-view,
  Like Don King I've got the crazy hairdo.
  • "Remote Control"

• If you got bad breath then maybe try Scope.
  And if you wash your ass you best use soap.
  • "Unite"

• So kick off your shoes and put on your swim fins
  'Cause when it comes to quarries I'm known to swim.
  • "Body Movin'"

• Jazz and AWOL, that's our team,
  Step inside the party, disrupt the whole scene.
  When it comes to beats, well, I'm a fiend.
  I like my sugar with coffee and cream.
  • "Intergalactic"

• If you try to knock me, you'll get mocked (Mocked)
  I'll stir fry you in my wok (Wok)
  Your knees'll start shaking and your fingers pop (Pop)
  Like a pinch on the neck of Mr. Spock (Spock).
  • "Intergalactic"

Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science (1999)

• Well it might sound odd, it might sound corny,
  But here's some sex rhymes for those that are horny.
  • "Boomin' Granny"

• A sassy, sophisticated, sexy lady,
  Well I'm twenty-six, and you're eighty.
  • "Boomin` Granny"

• Because I saw you at the checkout line;
  You dropped your coupons and you were looking fine.
  Sophisticated, and so mature,
  I couldn't really care if you're 50 or 74.
  Because I want ya, and I need ya.
  Hey boomin' granny, you could be my teacher.
  • "Boomin' Granny"

• Dip dip dive, so-socialize
  Open up your ears, and clean out your eyes.
  • "Alive"

To the 5 Boroughs (2004)

• All you Trekkies and TV addicts,
  Don't mean to diss don't mean to bring static.
  All you Klingons in your grandma's house
  Grab your backstreet friend and get loud.
  • "Ch-Check It Out"

• I said, "Doc, what's the condition?
  I'm a man that's on a mission."
  He said, "Son, you'd better listen
  Stuck in your ass is an electrician.
  • "Ch-Check It Out"

• I went to get a loan and they asked my race.
  I wrote down "HUMAN" inside the space.
  It's a disgrace how they try to debase.
  It ain't the bank's damn business how my lineage trace.
  • "Right Right Now Now"

• Hey could you please pass me the peas?
  And let me get a tissue if you think you're gonna sneeze.
  • "Rhyme The Rhyme Well"

• Kickin' lyrics right through your brain,
  When you hear this sayin', you'll be right as rain.
  • "Triple Trouble"

• Bam! Super nature, god damn.
  Cerrone on the microphone, I am.
  Ad-Rock, aka, sharp cheddar,
  My rhymes are better.
  What the Helen of Troy is that?
  Did I hear you say my rhymes is wack?
  I'm beautiful, you can't touch me.
  If you pick a rose, well, you might just bleed.
  • "Triple Trouble"

• Which of you schnooks took my rhyme book?
  Look, give it back, you're wicky-wack.
  With your ticky-tack calls, didn't touch you at all.
  I didn't touch your hand, man, you know it’s all ball.
  • "Hey Fuck You"

• I've got billions and billions of rhymes to flex,
  'Cause I've got more rhymes than Carl Sagan's got turtlenecks.
  • "Hey Fuck You"

• Your rhymes are fake like a Canal Street watch.
  You're hearing me and you're like "Oh my god it's Sasquatch!"
  • "Hey Fuck You"

• I don't care what you heard, or care what you seen,
  I swear it wasn't me in Bear Magazine,
  Because I'm not that hairy, oh contrary.
  • "Oh Word?"

• What'chu talkin' 'bout Willis? Who the illest?
  You know my name's Adam, stop callin' me Phyllis.
  • "The Brouhaha"

• I'm the one that won that dance contest,
  'Cause you know I dance the best.
  • "All Lifestyles"

• 'Cause I'm a freaky streaker like Winnie the Pooh
  T-shirt and no pants, and I dance the bugaloo.
  • "That's It That's All"

• Like George Whipple on New York 1,
  Got a hairy ass and that's no fun!
  • "That's It That's All"

External links

• Beastie Boys Official Site