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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. Now here's another special of the day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  23. Created a sound at which many were shocked at

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  37. Yo, Yauch, what up?

  38. Mike D, what's up?

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

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

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

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

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

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

  45. My ideas are mine when I begin to write

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

  47. Getting on the mic and busting some treats and

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

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

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

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

  52. Down some papaya, down with the revolution

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  62. 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

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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