Paul Revere
Beastie Boys/Rick Rubin Lyrics

Now here's a little story I've got to tell
I'm about to tell you guys a story.

About three bad brothers you know so well
I'm talking about me and my two friends.

It started way back in history
This happened a while ago.

With Adrock, (M.C.A.) and me (Mike D.)
The three of us were hanging out.

I had a little horse named Paul Revere
I was riding on a horse called Paul Revere.

Just me and my horsy and a quart of beer
I was alone with my horse and some beer.

Riding across the land kicking up sand
We were riding through the desert.

Sheriff's posse on my tail 'cause I'm in demand
The sheriff was chasing us because we were wanted.

One lonely Beastie I be
I was feeling lonely.

All by myself without nobody
I was alone.

The sun is beating down on my baseball hat
It was hot and sunny.

The air is gettin' hot the beer is getting flat
The beer was getting warm.

Lookin' for a girl I ran into a guy
I bumped into a guy while looking for a girl.

His name is M.C.A., I said, "Howdy" he said, "Hi"
I met a guy called M.C.A. and we said hello.

He told a little story that sounded well rehearsed
M.C.A. told me a story that he had obviously told before.

Four days on the run and that he's dying of thirst
He had been running for four days and was very thirsty.

The brew was in my hand and he was on my tip
I had a beer and he wanted some.

His voice was hoarse, his throat was dry and he asked me for a sip
He was really thirsty and asked me for a drink.

He said, "Can I get some?"
He asked me for a drink.

I said, you can't get none!
I refused to give him a drink.

Had a chance to run
He could have run away.

He pulled out his shotgun
Instead, he got out his gun.

He was quick on the draw, I thought I'd be dead
He was very fast and I thought he was going to shoot me.

He put the gun to my head and this is what he said,
He pointed the gun at my head and said this:

"Now my name is M.C.A., I've got a license to kill
He told me his name and that he had permission to kill me.

I think you know what time it is, it's time to get ill
He told me it was time to get serious.

Now what do we have here an outlaw and his beer
He called me an outlaw and made a joke about my beer.

I run this land, you understand, I make myself clear."
He claimed to be in charge.

We stepped into the wind - he had a gun, I had a grin
We walked into the wind - he had a gun, but I was still smiling.

You think this story's over but it's ready to begin
The story wasn't over yet.

"Now I got the gun, you got the brew
He now had the gun and I still had the beer.

You got two choices of what you can do
I had two options.

It's not a tough decision as you can see
It was an easy decision to make.

I can blow you away or you can ride with me"
He told me that he could shoot me or I could come with him.

I said, I'll ride with you if can get me to the border
I agreed to go with him if he could take me to the border.

The sheriff's after me for what I did to his daughter
The sheriff was chasing me because of something I did to his daughter.

I did it like this, I did it like that
I did something to his daughter - I'm not saying what.

I did it with a whiffleball bat
I hit her with a toy bat.

So I'm on the run, the cop's got my gun
I was running away and the sheriff had my gun.

And right about now it's time to have some fun
Now it was time to have fun.

The King Adrock that is my name
My nickname is The King Adrock.

And I know the fly spot where they got the champagne."
I knew a place where we could get some champagne.

We rode for six hours the we hit the spot
We rode for six hours until we reached the place.

The beat was a bumping and the girlies was hot
The music was loud and there were lots of girls around.

This dude was staring like he knows who we are
A guy was looking at us and seemed to recognize us.

We took the empty spot next to him at the bar
We sat down next to him.

M.C.A. Said, (Yo, you know this kid?)
M.C.A. asked if the guy knew who we were.

I said, I didn't, but I know he did
I didn't know him, but M.C.A. seemed to think he did.

(The kid said) Get ready cause this ain't funny
The guy said something that made us think he was going to start trouble.

My name's Mike D. And I'm about to get money."
I introduced myself and said I was going to make some money.

Pulled out the jammy, aimed it at the sky
I got my gun out and pointed it at the sky.

He yelled, (Stick 'em up!) and let two fly
I told everyone to put their hands up and then shot twice.

Hands went up and people hit the floor
Everyone put their hands up and got down on the ground.

He wasted two kids that ran for the door
He shot two kids who tried to run away.

"I'm Mike D. And I get respect
I introduced myself again and said that people respect me.

Your cash and your jewelry is what I expect"
I demanded people give me their money and jewelry.

M.C.A. Was with it and he's my ace
M.C.A. was with me and we had each other's backs.

So I grabbed the piano player and I punched him in the face
I punched the piano player in the face.

The piano player's out the music stopped
I knocked the piano player out and the music stopped.

His boy had beef and he got dropped
Someone got angry and was taken down.

Mike D. Grabbed the money (M.C.A. Snatched the gold)
I took the money and M.C.A. took the gold.

I grabbed two girlies and a beer that's cold.
I took two girls and some cold beer.