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Cooky Puss
Beastie Boys Lyrics


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The shit with this bitch
Yo I said I'm calling you be
Yo be it's the phone
Yo be

"May I help you?"
"Yes what's your name?"
"Hello?"
"Hello man you got Cooky puss's number?"
"Here's my supervisor, he'll help you"
"Yo man, where's the supervisor at?
I, I got the number anyway baby
That bitch hang up on me"

These pussy crumbs are making me itch
Ah Cooky puss, hey Ah Cooky puss
Maybe I should scratch
Aaa, be E A S T I E go

"My real name is"
"My real name is"
"My sisters name was"

Scratch
Cooky puss, cook, cook, cook, scratch, scratch
Oh,cook, cook, cook, cook oh cooky puss

"And my mother got to call us for dinner"
"Yo, yo, yo"
Cooky puss, pussy crumbs, what are pussy crumbs?
"Take me home and eat me, yeah"

Bitch, I'll fuckin' kick your ass bitch
"Hello, Carvel?"
"Yo man Cooky puss there?"
"Who?"
"Cooky puss, I want to speak to Cooky puss man"
"No, Nobody here by that name"

"A Cooky or Puss then, Cooky chic"
"Anybody man, I want to speak to them"
"There not here"
"I said where's Cooky puss at?
"Yo, I'm serious, I wanna talk to, yo man"

"Cooky puss, alright let, let me order one then, let me get one"
"When do you want it for?"
"Anytime man, just like now shit, you know, that shit now"
"I'm talkin' now be, damn bitch hang up, I'll kick your ass bitch"

Yo yo yo
Yo yo yo
Beastie Boys rock
Beastie Boys

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Beastie Boys' song Cooky Puss are a sample of a prank call made by the band to Carvel, a popular ice cream chain in the US. The song opens with one of the band members trying to talk to a girl he previously met, but when he gives her his number, she hangs up on him. Frustrated, he decides to call Carvel and asks for Cooky Puss's number, claiming that he is an old friend. The employee on the phone, confused, says that he cannot give him numbers and asks for his name. It is at this point that the band members start to play with words and make up different names, such as Cooky Chic or Cooky Puss. The lyrics continue with the band members repeating the words "pussy crumbs" and "scratch" while imitating the sounds of a DJ scratching a record.


On a deeper level, the lyrics are a form of satire and mockery of the way people talk on the phone, the way they try to impress others and the way they make false claims to get what they want. The prank call to Carvel is also a way for the band to make fun of the commercialization of music and the way companies use musicians for advertising purposes.


Line by Line Meaning

The shit with this bitch
I'm trying to call Cooky Puss but some woman keeps answering the phone and being difficult


Yo I said I'm calling you be
I'm calling my friend and asking for Cooky Puss's number


Yo be it's the phone
Hey friend, can you pick up the phone?


Yo be
Hey friend


"May I help you?"
The operator of the phone line asks for identification


"Yes what's your name?"
The caller provides their name to the operator


"Hello?"
The caller realizes that they've been put on hold


"Hello man you got Cooky puss's number?"
The caller asks the operator if they have Cooky Puss's number


"Here's my supervisor, he'll help you"
The operator transfers the caller to their supervisor for assistance


"Yo man, where's the supervisor at?
The caller is confused and can't find the supervisor that was mentioned


I, I got the number anyway baby
The caller was able to get Cooky Puss's number regardless


That bitch hang up on me
The caller is upset that the woman hung up on them


These pussy crumbs are making me itch
The caller has a vulgar way of referring to a sexually transmitted infection


Ah Cooky puss, hey Ah Cooky puss
The caller addresses Cooky Puss


Maybe I should scratch
The caller is considering scratching themselves due to the itchiness caused by their infection


Aaa, be E A S T I E go
The caller sings the name of their band, Beastie Boys


"My real name is"
The caller is revealing their true identity to Cooky Puss


"My sisters name was"
The caller is sharing personal information with Cooky Puss


Scratch
The caller emphasizes their itchiness


Cooky puss, cook, cook, cook, scratch, scratch
The caller repeats the names Cooky Puss and emphasizes their itchiness


Oh, cook, cook, cook, cook oh cooky puss
The caller is singing to Cooky Puss and emphasizing their itchiness


"And my mother got to call us for dinner"
The caller is sharing irrelevant information about their family with Cooky Puss


"Yo, yo, yo"
The caller is trying to grab Cooky Puss's attention


Cooky puss, pussy crumbs, what are pussy crumbs?
The caller is repeating phrases they've used before to describe their infection and calling Cooky Puss a vulgar name


"Take me home and eat me, yeah"
The caller is making sexual advances towards Cooky Puss


Bitch, I'll fuckin' kick your ass bitch
The caller is using vulgar language to express their frustration with the woman who answered the phone earlier


"Hello, Carvel?"
The caller is calling a different establishment


"Yo man Cooky puss there?"
The caller is asking if Cooky Puss is present


"Who?"
The person on the other end of the line is confused


"Cooky puss, I want to speak to Cooky puss man"
The caller is being insistent about speaking to Cooky Puss


"No, Nobody here by that name"
The person on the other end of the line denies knowing anyone by that name


"A Cooky or Puss then, Cooky chic"
The caller is trying to make a pun based on Cooky Puss's name


"Anybody man, I want to speak to them"
The caller is still insistent on speaking to someone


"There not here"
The person on the other end is still denying the presence of anyone they want to speak to


"I said where's Cooky puss at?
The caller is still insistent on speaking to Cooky Puss specifically


"Yo, I'm serious, I wanna talk to, yo man"
The caller is being pushy and insistent


"Cooky puss, alright let, let me order one then, let me get one"
The caller is deciding to order food instead


"When do you want it for?"
The establishment employee is asking when the caller wants their food


"Anytime man, just like now shit, you know, that shit now"
The caller wants their order as soon as possible


"I'm talkin' now be, damn bitch hang up, I'll kick your ass bitch"
The caller is becoming angry and threatening violence towards the woman who hung up on them earlier


Yo yo yo
The caller's way of saying 'hey'


Beastie Boys rock
The caller has a final statement about their band




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ADAM KEEFE HOROVITZ, ADAM NATHANIEL YAUCH, KATHERINE A SCHELLENBACH, MICHAEL LOUIS DIAMOND

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