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Root Down – Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Root Down lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
1994
Genre
Pop
Length
3:33
  1. That's a record

  2. I kick it root down

  3. I put my root down

  4. I kick it root down

  5. I put my root down

  6. So are we gonna kick it?

  7. Gonna kick it root down

  8. Are you wanna kick it?

  1. Gonna kick it root down

  2. So are we gonna kick it?

  3. Gonna kick it root down

  4. Gonna break it all down

  5. Gonna kick it root down

  6. It's not a put down, I put my foot down

  7. And then I make some love, I put my root down

  8. I'm like sweetie pie by the stone alliance

  9. Everybody know I'm known for dropping science

  10. I'm electric like Dick Hyman

  11. I guess you'd expect to catch the crew rhymin'

  12. Never let you down with the stereo sound

  13. So mike, get on the mic and turn it out

  14. We're talking root down, I put my root down

  15. And if you want to battle me, you're putting loot down

  16. I said it's root down, it's time to scoot down

  17. I know I'm step up to the mic in my goose down

  18. Come up represent from the upper west

  19. Money makin' put me to the test

  20. Sometimes I feel as though I've been blessed

  21. 'Cause I'm doing what I want so I never rest

  22. Well I'm not coming out goofy like the fruit of the loom guys

  23. Just strutting like the meters with the look-ka py py

  24. 'Cause downtown Brooklyn is where I was born

  25. But when the snow is falling then I'm gone

  26. You do might think that I'm a fanatic

  27. A phone call from Utah and I'm throwing a panic

  28. So kick it from the root when we break it on down

  29. Jimmy Smith is my man I want to give him a pound

  30. I kick it root down

  31. I put my root down

  32. I kick it root down

  33. I put my root down

  34. So are you wanna kick it?

  35. Gonna kick it root down

  36. So are we gonna kick it?

  37. Gonna kick it root down

  38. So are we gonna kick it?

  39. Gonna kick it root down

  40. Break it all down

  41. Gonna kick it root down

  42. Ad Rock, don't stop, just get on the mic with the tic and the toc

  43. I'm gonna fill you with the fuckin' rim like brim

  44. I'm walking down your block and you say that's him

  45. There goes the guy with the funky sound

  46. The Beastie Boys you know we come to get down

  47. Because I've got the flow where I grab my dick and say

  48. "Oh my God that's the funky shit"

  49. So I'm a pass the mic and cause a panic

  50. The original nasal kid is doing damage

  51. Every morning took the train to high street station

  52. Doing homework on the train, what a fucked up situation

  53. On the way back up hearing battle tapes

  54. Through the underground, underneath the sky scrapes

  55. It's like Harlem world battles on the Zulu beat show

  56. It's kool moe D'vs busy bee there's one you should know

  57. Enough of that just want to give some respect due M.C.A.

  58. Grab the mic and the ma bell connect you

  59. Bob Marley was a prophet for the freedom fight

  60. If dancin' prays to the Lord then I will feel alright

  61. I feel a good to play a little music

  62. Tears running down my face 'cause I love to do it

  63. And no one can stop this flow from flowing on

  64. A flow master of disaster with a sound that's gone

  65. I'll take a little shout out to my dad and mom

  66. For bringing me into this world and so on

  67. I kick it root down

  68. I put my root down

  69. I kick it root down

  70. I put my root down

  71. So are we gonna kick it?

  72. Gonna kick it root down

  73. Are you wanna kick it?

  74. Gonna kick it root down

  75. So are we gonna fuck it?

  76. Gonna kick it root down

  77. Break it all down

  78. Gonna kick it root down, down

  79. And that's a record, that's a record And that's a record, that's a record And that's a record, that's a record Oh now that's a record

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Key vocabulary

block
a city street sectionA2
downtown
city centerA2
electric
using electricityA2
guy
a manA2
guys
men or people (informal)A2
expect
think will happenA2
feel
have an emotionA1
flow
smooth movementB1
foot
part below the legA1
freedom
being free; libertyB2

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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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Root Down

That's a record

I kick it root down

I put my root down

I kick it root down

I put my root down

So are we gonna kick it?

Gonna kick it root down

Are you wanna kick it?

Gonna kick it root down

So are we gonna kick it?

Gonna kick it root down

Gonna break it all down

Gonna kick it root down

It's not a put down, I put my foot down

And then I make some love, I put my root down

I'm like sweetie pie by the stone alliance

Everybody know I'm known for dropping science

I'm electric like Dick Hyman

I guess you'd expect to catch the crew rhymin'

Never let you down with the stereo sound

So mike, get on the mic and turn it out

We're talking root down, I put my root down

And if you want to battle me, you're putting loot down

I said it's root down, it's time to scoot down

I know I'm step up to the mic in my goose down

Come up represent from the upper west

Money makin' put me to the test

Sometimes I feel as though I've been blessed

'Cause I'm doing what I want so I never rest

Well I'm not coming out goofy like the fruit of the loom guys

Just strutting like the meters with the look-ka py py

'Cause downtown Brooklyn is where I was born

But when the snow is falling then I'm gone

You do might think that I'm a fanatic

A phone call from Utah and I'm throwing a panic

So kick it from the root when we break it on down

Jimmy Smith is my man I want to give him a pound

I kick it root down

I put my root down

I kick it root down

I put my root down

So are you wanna kick it?

Gonna kick it root down

So are we gonna kick it?

Gonna kick it root down

So are we gonna kick it?

Gonna kick it root down

Break it all down

Gonna kick it root down

Ad Rock, don't stop, just get on the mic with the tic and the toc

I'm gonna fill you with the fuckin' rim like brim

I'm walking down your block and you say that's him

There goes the guy with the funky sound

The Beastie Boys you know we come to get down

Because I've got the flow where I grab my dick and say

"Oh my God that's the funky shit"

So I'm a pass the mic and cause a panic

The original nasal kid is doing damage

Every morning took the train to high street station

Doing homework on the train, what a fucked up situation

On the way back up hearing battle tapes

Through the underground, underneath the sky scrapes

It's like Harlem world battles on the Zulu beat show

It's kool moe D'vs busy bee there's one you should know

Enough of that just want to give some respect due M.C.A.

Grab the mic and the ma bell connect you

Bob Marley was a prophet for the freedom fight

If dancin' prays to the Lord then I will feel alright

I feel a good to play a little music

Tears running down my face 'cause I love to do it

And no one can stop this flow from flowing on

A flow master of disaster with a sound that's gone

I'll take a little shout out to my dad and mom

For bringing me into this world and so on

I kick it root down

I put my root down

I kick it root down

I put my root down

So are we gonna kick it?

Gonna kick it root down

Are you wanna kick it?

Gonna kick it root down

So are we gonna fuck it?

Gonna kick it root down

Break it all down

Gonna kick it root down, down

And that's a record, that's a record And that's a record, that's a record And that's a record, that's a record Oh now that's a record