["And I know the fly spot where they got the champagne","","I did it like this, I did it like that","Your cash and your jewelry is what I expect","I can blow you away or you can ride with me","","I think you know what time it is, it's time to get ill","","I grabbed two girlies and a beer that's cold","He told a little story that sounded well rehearsed","","The sheriff's after me for what I did to his daughter","He put the gun to my head and this is what he said","Riding across the land, kicking up sand","The sun is beatin' down on my baseball hat","","MCA was with it and he's my ace","","His boy had beef and he got dropped","MCA said, \"Yippee yo, you know this kid?\"","He said, \"Can I get some?\" I said, \"You can't get none\"","Mike D grabbed the money, MCA snatched the gold","","We rode for six hours then we hit the spot","About three bad brothers you know so well","","The beat was a-bumpin' and the girlies was hot","So I'm on the run, the cop got my gun","Hands went up and people hit the floor","One lonely Beastie I be","I'm Mike D and I get respect","He wasted two kids then ran for the door","","So I grabbed the piano player and I punched him in the face","","","And right about now, it's time to have some fun","The piano player's out, the music stopped","Been had a little horsey named Paul Revere","Lookin' for a girl, I ran into a guy","\"Now my name is MCA, I got a license to kill","","The brew was in my hand and he was on my tip","Sheriff's posse's on my tail 'cause I'm in demand","","We took the empty spot next to him at the bar","It's not a tough decision as you can see","My name's Mike D and I'm about to get money\"","Now what do we have here? An outlaw and his beer?","We stepped into the wind, he had a gun, I had a grin","It started way back in history","","And I had a chance to run, he pulled out his shotgun","I said, \"I'll ride with you if you can get me to the border\"","With Ad Rock, MCA, and me, Mike D","","You think this story's over but it's ready to begin","Quick on the draw, I thought I'd be dead","His voice was hoarse, his throat was dry, he asked me for a sip","He yelled, \"Stick 'em up!\" and let two fly","I did it with a whiffle ball bat","Now here's a little story I got to tell","The kid said, \"Get ready 'cause this ain't funny","All by myself, without nobody","","This dude was starin' like he knows who we are","You got two choices of what you can do","I run this land, you understand? I made myself clear\"","Four days on the run and that he's dying of thirst","Just me and my horsey and a quart of beer","His name is MCA, I said, \"Howdy,\" he said, \"Hi\"","I said, \"I didn't but I know he did\"","Pulled out the jammy, aimed it at the sky","The King Ad Rock, that is my name","The air is gettin' hot, the beer is gettin' flat","Now I got the gun and you got the brew"]
Performed by: Beastie Boys Written by: Adam Horovitz; D Mcdanials; R Rubin; J Simmons
Credits: Horovitz, Adam (Songwriter); Mcdanials, D (Songwriter); Rubin, R (Songwriter); Simmons, J (Songwriter); AMERICAN DEF TUNES, INC (Publisher); BROOKLYN DUST MUSIC (Publisher); POLYGRAM INT'L MUSIC PUBG GROUP (Publisher); UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. (Publisher)
Adam Horovitz told how the song evolved from an incident when the Beastie Boys were waiting outside a recording studio for Run-D.M.C., when Joseph Simmons ("Run") suddenly came running down the street screaming incoherently. When he reached the Beastie Boys, he said "Here's a little story I got to tell...". After much confusion, Simmons stated "THAT's the song". The band worked on it from there. [1]
In 2007, an artist called Kia Shine released a single called "Krispy" with a similar beat, raising questions about copyright infringement.
Quotes
"I think that the whole concept of trying the drum backwards was a mistake, and then it turned into a record. Everybody was congratulating themselves on how creative they were, but in fact, it was really a mistake." - Russell Simmons.[2]