Get It Together
The Beastie Boys Lyrics

One-two-one-two keep it on
Let's keep the beat going

Listen to the shit because we kick it until dawn
Listen to our music, we'll keep playing all night long

Listen to the abstract got it going on
Listen to our unique style, we've got it mastered

Listen to the ladies come on and let me spawn
Listen to me flirt with the girls, let me win them over

All your eggs then you you go up the river
You give me all your love and then you get hurt

Listen to the abstract that freaky nigga
Listen to me, the strange and unconventional rapper

I'm ad rock and I shock and I tick and I tock
I'm Ad Rock and I'm always moving and shaking

And I can't stop with the body rock
I can't stop my dance moves

See I've got heart like John Starks
I've got the passion of John Starks, a former NBA player

Hitting mad sparks
I'm generating a lot of energy and excitement

Pass me the mic
Give me the microphone

And I'll be rocking the whole park
I'll be entertaining everyone around me

I'm the m to the see to the a and it's a must
My name is MC A and it's essential that you listen to my rhymes

The rhymes that we bust on the topic on lust
We're rapping about sex and desire

And my moms is not butt, but fuck it
My mother is not unattractive, but let's move on from that topic

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

Yes I'm getting funky and I'm shooting all my jism
I'm feeling the music and expressing myself sexually

Like John Holmes, the x-rated nigga
Like the famous x-rated actor John Holmes

Listen to the shit 'cause I'm the ill figure
Listen to my music because I'm a talented rapper

Nobody's getting any bigger than this
We're at the top of our game and no one can surpass us

Ad rock down with the ione
Ad Rock is with his girlfriend Ione

Listen to the shit because both of them is boney
Listen to our music because both of us are thin

Got to do it like this like chachi and joanie
We've got to perform like the TV characters Chachi and Joanie

Because she's the cheese and I'm the macaroni
Because she's the attractive one and I'm the suitor

So why all the fight and why all the fuss
Why are we arguing and making a big deal out of things?

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

Yea, you know I'm getting silly
You know I'm acting foolish

I've got a grandma hazel and a grandma tilly
I have two grandmothers named Hazel and Tilly

Grand royalprez and I'm also a member
I'm a member of the Grand Royal record label

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

I do the patty duke in case you don't remember
I do the dance move called the Patty Duke, in case you forgot

Well, I freak a funky beat like the shit was in a blender
I create an exciting rhythm as if it was mixed in a blender

Well, I'm long gone word is born
I've moved on from my old ways and that's the truth

Don't need a mother fucking fool telling me right from wrong
I don't need anyone to lecture me about what's right or wrong

I don't think I'm slick nor do I play like I'm hard
I don't act cool or tough

But I shall drive the lane like I was evan bernhard
But I'm confident and bold like basketball player Evan Bernhard

And I've working on my game because life is taxing
I've been improving my skills because life is challenging

Got to get it together and see what's happening
We need to figure out what's going on and take action

I go one two like my name was biz mark
I rap with a rhythm like the rapper Biz Markie

But I had to do the shit just let me embark
I had to create my own style, let me start

On the lyric and the noun and the verb
On the words and their meanings in my rhymes

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

Well, it's not the herb but the spice with the flavor to spare
It's not the standard style, but it's got extra flavor

Tho moog with the funk for your derriere
I use electronic equipment to create a funky beat for your enjoyment

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

When it comes to boning I'm representing
When it comes to sex, I'm the expert

Spacing, zoning, talkin' on the phone and
I'm distracted and unfocused, talking on the phone

My brain is roaming and I don't know where it's going
My thoughts are wandering and I'm not sure where they'll end up

Talking lots of shit a little tweaking on the weekend
I talk a big game and indulge in a little drug use on the weekends

I've got to get him by the reigns because I know that I'm freaking
I need to take control of my behavior because I know it's out of hand

Well, I'm a funky skull and I'm a scorpio
I'm a unique individual and I was born under the Scorpio astrological sign

And when I get my flow I'm dr on the go
When I get into my groove, I'm unstoppable

So q-tip, what you on the mic for
Q-Tip, why are you performing right now?

Because I had to talk about the times that I rhyme
Because I wanted to discuss my experiences with rapping

And when m.c.s come in my face, I'm like mace
When other rappers challenge me, I repel them like pepper spray

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

Nigga 'cause I tell you, nigga 'cause I'll keep you under prills
Because I'm warning you and keeping you in check

Resting on nine one one sixteenth ave off the farmes boulevard
I live on 911 16th avenue near Farmes Boulevard

I'm from manhattan m.c.a.'s from brooklyn
I'm from Manhattan, M.C.A. is from Brooklyn

Yea, m.c.a., your shit be cooking
Your music is impressive, M.C.A.

Praying mantis on the court and I can't be beat
I'm like a skilled and invincible praying mantis on the basketball court

So, yo tip, what's up with the boot on your feet
What's with the boots on your feet, Q-Tip?

I've got the timbos on the toes and this is how it goes
I'm wearing Timberland boots and this is my style

Oh one two, oh my god
The beat is starting to pick up, oh my god

I've got some shit
I've got some amazing music

I've got the kung fu grip behind my green trap kit
I've got a strong grasp on my drumsticks behind my green drum kit

Never ever ever smoking crack
I never use drugs like crack

Never ever ever fucking wack
I never create terrible music

I eat the fuckin' pineapple now & laters
I eat the candy Now and Later that tastes like pineapple

Listen to me now, don't listen to me later
Listen to my music now, don't put it off until later

Fuck it 'cause I know I didn't make it fuckin' rhyme for real
I didn't make this a perfectly rhyming song, oh well

But, yo technically I'm as hard as steel
But, technically I'm a talented rapper with great skill

Gonna get it together, watch it, gonna get it together ma bell
We're going to figure things out, watch us, Ma Bell

I'm like ma bell, I've got the ill communications
Like the phone company Ma Bell, I've got great communication skills

Ma bell, got the ill communications
Ma Bell has excellent communication abilities

Ma bell, got the ill communications
Ma Bell is still a powerful company with solid communication abilities

Ma bell
Ma Bell is a reference to the phone company AT&T

Keep it on and on
Let's keep the music going