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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

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

  10. For those about to rock, we salute you

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

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

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

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

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

  16. And the man upstairs I hope that he cares

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

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

  19. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  20. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  21. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  22. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  23. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  24. Hey hey hey

  25. Hey hey hey

  26. Hey yeah

  27. Ahh, only 24 hours in a day

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

  29. Music for all and not just one people

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

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

  32. Got more suites that Jacoby & Meyers

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

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

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

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

  37. I mix business with pleasure way too much

  38. You know wine and women and song and such

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

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

  41. Get even like Steven like pulling a Rambo

  42. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  43. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  44. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  45. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  46. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  47. Hey hey hey

  48. Hey hey hey

  49. Hey yeah

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

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

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

  53. I hold the title and you are the challenger

  54. I've got money like Charles Dickens

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

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

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

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

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

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

  61. Smoke the Holy Chalice got my own religion

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

  63. Like Jerry Lee Swaggert or Jerry Lee Falwell

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

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

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

  67. Sippin' on wine and mackin'

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

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

  70. Being very proud to be an M.C

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

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

  73. Amps and crossovers under my rear hood

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

  75. They tell us what to do, hell no

  76. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  77. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  78. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  79. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  80. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  81. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  82. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  83. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  84. Shadrach Mesach Abednago

  85. Hey, hey, hey

  86. Hey, hey, hey

  87. 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

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