Get It Together
Beastie Boys - www.partofstyle.com Lyrics

One, two, one, two keep it on
Let's keep the music going

Listen to the shit because we kick it until dawn
Pay attention to the music because we keep playing until sunrise

Listen to the abstract got it going on
Listen to the experimental music, it's good

Listen to the ladies come on and let me spawn
Listen to the female fans, they inspire me

All your eggs then you go up the river
If you give me all your support, I'll take you to the top

Listen to the abstract that freaky nigger
Listen to the avant-garde music by a Black person

I'm ad rock and I shock and I tick and I tock
I'm Ad Rock and I excite and move the music forward

And I can't stop with the body rock
I keep moving my body to the rhythm

See I've got heart like John Starks
I have determination and passion like a basketball player

Hitting mad sparks pass me the mike
I'm rapping so well, give me the microphone

And I'll be rocking the whole park
I'll make the whole crowd go wild

I'm theM to the C to the A and it's a must
I'm the MC A and it's necessary that I rap

The rhymes that we bust on the topic on lust
We rap about sexual desire

And my moms is not butt, but fuck it
My mother is not promiscuous, but who cares

Let me get down to the rhythm
Let me focus on the music

Yes I'm getting funky and I'm shooting all my jism
I'm getting into the groove and expressing myself

Like John Holmes, the X-rated nigger
Like the famous porn star John Holmes, who is also Black

Listen to the shit 'cause I'm the ill figure
Listen to the music because I'm the talented one

Nobody's getting any bigger than this
No one is better than us

Get it together
Let's focus and work together

Phone is ringin', oh my God
The phone is ringing, it's urgent

See what's happenin'
Let's find out what's going on

Ad rock down with the Ione
Ad Rock is down with his friend Ione

Listen to the shit because both of them is Boney
Listen to the cool music by Ad Rock and Ione because they're slender

Got to do it like this like Chachi and Joanie
Let's do it like the TV characters Chachi and Joanie

Because she's the cheese and I'm the macaroni
Because she's attractive and I'm a good match for her

So why all the fight and why all the fuss
Why are we arguing and making a scene

Because I ain't got no dust
I don't have any drugs

Yeah, you know I'm getting silly
I'm acting foolishly

I've got a grandma Hazel and a grandma Tilly
My grandmothers are named Hazel and Tilly

Grand Royal Prez and I'm also a member
I'm part of the music group Grand Royal President

Born on the cusp in the month of November
I was born on the edge of two astrological signs in November

I do the patty duke in case you don't remember
I dance the Patty Duke, a popular move from the 60s

Well, I freak a funky beat like the shit was in a blender
I make a funky sound like a blender making a smoothie

Well, I'm long gone word is born
I'm leaving now, for real

Don't need a mother fuckin' fool tellin' me right from wrong
I don't need anyone to lecture me

I don't think I'm slick nor do I play like I'm hard
I don't pretend to be cool or tough

But I shall drive the lane like I was Evan Bernhard
I will succeed like the basketball player Evan Bernhard

And I've working on my game because life is taxin'
I'm improving myself because life is difficult

Get it together and see what's happenin'
Let's focus and figure out what's going on

I go one two like my name was Biz Mark
I rap in a similar style to the rapper Biz Markie

But I had to do the shit just let me embark
But I had to try and do it myself

On the lyric and the noun and the verb
I focus on the words and the language

Let's kick the shit off 'cause yo, I'm not the herb
Let's start the music because I'm not uncool

Well, it's not the herb but the spice with the flavor to spare
It's not anything bad, it's actually good

Tho moog with the funk for your derriere
I add funky synthesizer sounds for your pleasure

While we're on that topic, yes I like to mention
While we're on the subject, I want to say

When it comes to boning I'm representin'
I'm good at sex and want to brag about it

Spacin', zonin', talkin' on the phone
I'm distracted and not focused

And my brain is roamin' and I don't know where it's goin'
My mind is wandering and I'm not sure where I'm headed

Talking lots of shit a little tweaking on the weekend
I'm talking nonsense and partying on the weekends

I've got to get him by the reigns because I know that I'm freakin'
I need to control myself because I'm acting weird

Well, I'm a funky skull and I'm a scorpio
I'm a cool and creative person and a Scorpio astrological sign

And when I get my flow I'm Dr on the go
When I start rapping, I'm like a doctor on a mission

So Q-Tip, what you on the mike for
Q-Tip, what do you want to rap about

Because I had to talk about the times that I rhyme
Because I wanted to talk about what's important to me

And when M.C's come in my face, I'm like mace
When other rappers confront me, I repel them like mace

Because I back them off with the quills
Because I intimidate them with my rhymes

'Cause I tell you, nigger 'cause I'll keep you under prills
Because I warn you, Black person, that I'll beat you

Restin' on nine one one sixteenth are off the Farmers Boulevard
I'm from New York, specifically a street called Farmers Boulevard

I'm from Manhattan M.C.A.'s from Brooklyn
I'm from Manhattan and MCA is from Brooklyn

Yeah, M.C.A., your shit be cookin'
Yeah, MCA, your music is great

Praying mantis on the court and I can't be beat
I'm like an unbeatable predator on the basketball court

So, yo tip, what's up with the boot on your feet
Q-Tip, why are you wearing those boots

I've got the timbos on the toes and this is how it goes
I'm wearing Timberland boots and this is what's happening

Oh, one two, oh my God
Wow, this sounds great

One two, oh my god, I've got some shit
This music is amazing, I'm excited

I've got the kung fu grip behind my green trap kit
I'm playing the drums with force and precision

Never, ever, ever smoking crack, crack
I never use drugs, especially crack

Never, ever, ever fucking wack
I never do anything bad or lame

I eat the fuckin' pineapple now and later
I eat something tasty now and save some for later

Listen to me now, don't listen to me later
Pay attention to me now, not later

Fuck it 'cause I know I didn't make it fuckin' rhyme for real
Forget it, I know I didn't make a proper rhyme

But, yo technically I'm as hard as steel
But technically, I'm still a skilled rapper

Gonna get it together, watch it, gonna get it together Ma Bell
Let's get our act together, watch and learn, like Ma Bell company

I'm like Ma Bell, I've got the ill communications
I'm as reliable and communicative as Ma Bell, and my music is great

Ma Bell, I've got the ill communication
Like Ma Bell, I'm great at communicating

Ma Bell, I've got the ill communication
I'm great at communicating like Ma Bell

Ma Bell, I've got the ill communication
My communication skills are great, like Ma Bell's service