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Shadrach – Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Shadrach lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
1989
Genre
Pop
Length
4:09
  1. Hey

  2. Hey

  3. Hey

  4. Riddle me this my brother, can you handle it?

  5. Your style to my style, you can't hold a candle to it

  6. Equinox symmetry and the balance is right

  7. Smokin' and drinkin' on a Tuesday night

  8. It's not how you play the game it's how you win it

  1. I cheat and steal and sin and I'm a cynic

  2. For those about to rock, we salute you

  3. The dirty thoughts for dirty minds, we contribute to

  4. I once was lost but now I'm found

  5. The music washes over and you're one with the sound

  6. Well, who shall inherit the earth, the meek shall

  7. And yo, I think I'm starting to peak now Al

  8. And the man upstairs I hope that he cares

  9. If I had a penny for my thoughts I'd be a millionaire

  10. We're just 3 M.C.'s and we're on the go

  11. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  12. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  13. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  14. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  15. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  16. Hey hey hey

  17. Hey hey hey

  18. Hey yeah

  19. Ahh, only 24 hours in a day

  20. Only 12 notes, well, a man can play

  21. Music for all and not just one people

  22. And now we're gonna bust with the Putney Swope sequel

  23. More Adidas sneakers that a plumber's got pliers

  24. Got more suites that Jacoby & Meyers

  25. If not for my vices and my bugged out desires

  26. My year would be good just like Goodyear's tires

  27. So I'm out pickin' pockets at the Atlantic Antic

  28. And nobody wants to hear you 'cause your rhymes are so frantic

  29. I mix business with pleasure way too much

  30. You know wine and women and song and such

  31. I don't get blue, I gotta mean red streak

  32. You don't pay the band, your friends and that's weak

  33. Get even like Steven like pulling a Rambo

  34. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  35. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  36. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  37. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  38. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  39. Hey hey hey

  40. Hey hey hey

  41. Hey yeah

  42. Ah, steal from the rich and I'm out robbing banks

  43. Give it to the poor and I always give thanks

  44. Because I got more stories than J.D.Salinger

  45. I hold the title and you are the challenger

  46. I've got money like Charles Dickens

  47. I got the girlies in the Coupe like the Colonel's got the chickens

  48. And I always go out dapper like Harry S.Truman

  49. I'm madder than Mad's Alfred E. Newman, Newman

  50. {Oh, never gonna let them say that I don't love you}

  51. My noggin' is hoggin' all kinds of thoughts

  52. Adam Yoggin' is Yauch and he's rockin' of course

  53. Smoke the Holy Chalice got my own religion

  54. Rally round the stage and check the funky dope musicians

  55. Like Jerry Lee Swaggert or Jerry Lee Falwell

  56. You love Mario Andretti 'cause he always drives his car well

  57. Vicious circle of reality since the day you were born

  58. And we love the hot butter on what the popcorn

  59. Sippin' on wine and mackin'

  60. Rockin' on the stage with all the hands clappin'

  61. Ride the wave of fate, it don't ride me

  62. Being very proud to be an M.C

  63. And the man upstairs, well, I hope that he cares

  64. If I had a penny for my thoughts I'd be a millionaire

  65. Amps and crossovers under my rear hood

  66. The bass is bumpin' from the back of my Fleetwood

  67. They tell us what to do, hell no

  68. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  69. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  70. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  71. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  72. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  73. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  74. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  75. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  76. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  77. Hey, hey, hey

  78. Hey, hey, hey

  79. Hey

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Key vocabulary

tires
gets worn out; exhaustsB1
day
24 hoursA1
dirty
not clean; messyA1
don't
do notA1
drives
governs or forcesA1
even
equal; same levelA1
friends
people you likeA1
that's
that isA1
about
concerningA1
balance
state of even weightB1

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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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Shadrach

Hey

Hey

Hey

Riddle me this my brother, can you handle it?

Your style to my style, you can't hold a candle to it

Equinox symmetry and the balance is right

Smokin' and drinkin' on a Tuesday night

It's not how you play the game it's how you win it

I cheat and steal and sin and I'm a cynic

For those about to rock, we salute you

The dirty thoughts for dirty minds, we contribute to

I once was lost but now I'm found

The music washes over and you're one with the sound

Well, who shall inherit the earth, the meek shall

And yo, I think I'm starting to peak now Al

And the man upstairs I hope that he cares

If I had a penny for my thoughts I'd be a millionaire

We're just 3 M.C.'s and we're on the go

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Hey hey hey

Hey hey hey

Hey yeah

Ahh, only 24 hours in a day

Only 12 notes, well, a man can play

Music for all and not just one people

And now we're gonna bust with the Putney Swope sequel

More Adidas sneakers that a plumber's got pliers

Got more suites that Jacoby & Meyers

If not for my vices and my bugged out desires

My year would be good just like Goodyear's tires

So I'm out pickin' pockets at the Atlantic Antic

And nobody wants to hear you 'cause your rhymes are so frantic

I mix business with pleasure way too much

You know wine and women and song and such

I don't get blue, I gotta mean red streak

You don't pay the band, your friends and that's weak

Get even like Steven like pulling a Rambo

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Hey hey hey

Hey hey hey

Hey yeah

Ah, steal from the rich and I'm out robbing banks

Give it to the poor and I always give thanks

Because I got more stories than J.D.Salinger

I hold the title and you are the challenger

I've got money like Charles Dickens

I got the girlies in the Coupe like the Colonel's got the chickens

And I always go out dapper like Harry S.Truman

I'm madder than Mad's Alfred E. Newman, Newman

{Oh, never gonna let them say that I don't love you}

My noggin' is hoggin' all kinds of thoughts

Adam Yoggin' is Yauch and he's rockin' of course

Smoke the Holy Chalice got my own religion

Rally round the stage and check the funky dope musicians

Like Jerry Lee Swaggert or Jerry Lee Falwell

You love Mario Andretti 'cause he always drives his car well

Vicious circle of reality since the day you were born

And we love the hot butter on what the popcorn

Sippin' on wine and mackin'

Rockin' on the stage with all the hands clappin'

Ride the wave of fate, it don't ride me

Being very proud to be an M.C

And the man upstairs, well, I hope that he cares

If I had a penny for my thoughts I'd be a millionaire

Amps and crossovers under my rear hood

The bass is bumpin' from the back of my Fleetwood

They tell us what to do, hell no

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Shadrach Mesach Abednago

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey