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Finger Lickin’ Good – Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Finger Lickin’ Good lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
1992
Genre
Pop
Length
3:40
  1. It's finger lickin', finger lickin' good, y'all

  2. Finger lickin', a finger lickin' good, y'all

  3. It's finger lickin', it's finger lickin' good, y'all

  4. It's finger lickin', it's finger lickin' good, y'all

  5. Well, Mike D, what's up?

  6. Yo, Yauch, what up?

  7. Come on, Mike, let's tear it up

  8. Hear no evil, see no evil, talkin' no bullshit

  9. So many damn people are so damn full of it

  10. Keyboard Money Mark, you know he ain't havin' it

  11. Just give him some wood and he'll build you a cabinet

  12. I'm convinced that Vince is rippin' me off

  13. I think it's his girdle that's tippin' me off

  14. Well, Mike D's out back and he's growin' onion

  15. I've got bigger buns than my man Paul Bunyans

  16. I've been going nuts gettin' all cooped up

  17. Fully hermitizing but now I'm gettin' souped up

  18. It's time to turn the page to a brand new chapter

  19. Settin' my sights and you know what I'm after

  20. I'll be in the paper, the news with Ernie Ernesto

  21. They'll even print my recipe for pasta with pesto

  22. Now here's another special of the day

  23. See, I've got more spice than the Frugal Gourmet

  24. Finger lickin', finger lickin' good, y'all

  25. It's finger lickin', it's finger lickin' good, y'all

  26. It's finger lickin', it's finger lickin' good, y'all

  27. Well, Mike D, what you got for me?

  28. Show these good people what it means to be D

  29. Well, they call me Mike D with the mad man style

  30. I put the mic up to my lips and I can scream for a while

  31. Created a sound at which many were shocked at

  32. I've got a million ideas that I ain't even rocked yet

  33. I've got the light bulb flashing on the top of my head

  34. Never wake up on the wrong side of the bed

  35. You're an idea man, not a yes man

  36. With a point to make, you're bound to take a stand

  37. 'Cause I'm Pete the Puma, Minnie the Moocher

  38. I've got every type of flavor or style that will suit ya

  39. You know the bass is real fat, because it's gotta be like that

  40. A snare on the funky tin, and a taste of the hi-hat

  41. Finger lickin', finger lickin' good, y'all

  42. Finger lickin', a finger lickin' good, y'all

  43. It's finger lickin', it's finger lickin' good, y'all

  44. A finger lickin', a lickin', lickin' good, y'all

  45. Yo, Yauch, what up?

  46. Mike D, what's up?

  47. Come on, Yauch, let's tear it up

  48. Well, I could catch a groove like a flash in the dark

  49. I grab a hold of your attention like a thief in the park

  50. 'Cause I can flip a rhyme off the tip of my tongue

  51. Yeah, I be switching up the rhythm like the rhyme's a piece of chewing gum

  52. Now I might chew, but I don't bite

  53. My ideas are mine when I begin to write

  54. In my sleep I'll be thinking 'bout beats and

  55. Getting on the mic and busting some treats and

  56. Sportin' the crazy funky threads that you've never even seen before

  57. What I'm lackin' from the mackin' I can find at the thrift store

  58. I won't scuff nor scuffle, just grin as they walk by

  59. Take time to rhyme for a girl I hear talk fly

  60. Down some papaya, down with the revolution

  61. Always wear my goggles 'cause there's so much pollution

  62. I can do the Freak, the Patty Duke, and the Spank

  63. Gotta free the funky fish from the funky fish tanks

  64. I'll sell my house, sell my car, and I'll sell all my stuff

  65. I'm going back to New York City, I do believe I've had enough

  66. We're gonna be out of here in a minute

  67. So this one goes out to my man, Mario C

  68. My brother Ad-Rock, cuttin' it up on the turntable

  69. Yeah, finger lickin' good, y'all

  70. DJ Hurricane is finger lickin' good, y'all

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Key vocabulary

hurricane
powerful tropical stormB1
papaya
sweet tropical fruitB1
stuff
materials; thingsB1
don't
do notA1
free
not paid; not controlledA1
full
completely filledA1
getting
become or receiveA1
hold
keep in your handsA2
pasta
Italian noodlesA2
going
moving toward a placeA1

About this song

Beastie Boys were an American hip-hop group from New York, mixing rap with punk, funk, and jazz. They are known for albums like Licensed to Ill and Paul’s Boutique, which helped define late-1980s rap, along with the MTV hit “Sabotage.”

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Finger Lickin’ Good

It's finger lickin', finger lickin' good, y'all

Finger lickin', a finger lickin' good, y'all

It's finger lickin', it's finger lickin' good, y'all

It's finger lickin', it's finger lickin' good, y'all

Well, Mike D, what's up?

Yo, Yauch, what up?

Come on, Mike, let's tear it up

Hear no evil, see no evil, talkin' no bullshit

So many damn people are so damn full of it

Keyboard Money Mark, you know he ain't havin' it

Just give him some wood and he'll build you a cabinet

I'm convinced that Vince is rippin' me off

I think it's his girdle that's tippin' me off

Well, Mike D's out back and he's growin' onion

I've got bigger buns than my man Paul Bunyans

I've been going nuts gettin' all cooped up

Fully hermitizing but now I'm gettin' souped up

It's time to turn the page to a brand new chapter

Settin' my sights and you know what I'm after

I'll be in the paper, the news with Ernie Ernesto

They'll even print my recipe for pasta with pesto

Now here's another special of the day

See, I've got more spice than the Frugal Gourmet

Finger lickin', finger lickin' good, y'all

It's finger lickin', it's finger lickin' good, y'all

It's finger lickin', it's finger lickin' good, y'all

Well, Mike D, what you got for me?

Show these good people what it means to be D

Well, they call me Mike D with the mad man style

I put the mic up to my lips and I can scream for a while

Created a sound at which many were shocked at

I've got a million ideas that I ain't even rocked yet

I've got the light bulb flashing on the top of my head

Never wake up on the wrong side of the bed

You're an idea man, not a yes man

With a point to make, you're bound to take a stand

'Cause I'm Pete the Puma, Minnie the Moocher

I've got every type of flavor or style that will suit ya

You know the bass is real fat, because it's gotta be like that

A snare on the funky tin, and a taste of the hi-hat

Finger lickin', finger lickin' good, y'all

Finger lickin', a finger lickin' good, y'all

It's finger lickin', it's finger lickin' good, y'all

A finger lickin', a lickin', lickin' good, y'all

Yo, Yauch, what up?

Mike D, what's up?

Come on, Yauch, let's tear it up

Well, I could catch a groove like a flash in the dark

I grab a hold of your attention like a thief in the park

'Cause I can flip a rhyme off the tip of my tongue

Yeah, I be switching up the rhythm like the rhyme's a piece of chewing gum

Now I might chew, but I don't bite

My ideas are mine when I begin to write

In my sleep I'll be thinking 'bout beats and

Getting on the mic and busting some treats and

Sportin' the crazy funky threads that you've never even seen before

What I'm lackin' from the mackin' I can find at the thrift store

I won't scuff nor scuffle, just grin as they walk by

Take time to rhyme for a girl I hear talk fly

Down some papaya, down with the revolution

Always wear my goggles 'cause there's so much pollution

I can do the Freak, the Patty Duke, and the Spank

Gotta free the funky fish from the funky fish tanks

I'll sell my house, sell my car, and I'll sell all my stuff

I'm going back to New York City, I do believe I've had enough

We're gonna be out of here in a minute

So this one goes out to my man, Mario C

My brother Ad-Rock, cuttin' it up on the turntable

Yeah, finger lickin' good, y'all

DJ Hurricane is finger lickin' good, y'all