Paul Revere

Album: Licensed To Ill (1986)
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  • Now here's a little story I've got to tell
    About three bad brothers you know so well
    It started way back in history
    With Adrock, MCA and me, Mike D
    I had a little horse named Paul Revere
    Just me and my horsy and a quart of beer
    Riding across the land, kicking up sand
    Sheriff's posse's on my tail 'cause I'm in demand
    One lonely Beastie I be
    All by myself without nobody
    The sun is beating down on my baseball hat
    The air is gettin' hot the beer is getting flat
    Lookin' for a girl I ran into a guy
    His name is MCA, I said, "Howdy" he said, "Hi"

    He told a little story that sounded well rehearsed
    Four days on the run and that he's dying of thirst
    The brew was in my hand and he was on my tip
    His voice was hoarse, his throat was dry, and he asked me for a sip
    He said, "Can I get some?"
    I said, you can't get none
    Had a chance to run
    He pulled out his shotgun
    Quick on the draw, I thought I'd be dead
    He put the gun to my head and this is what he said

    "Now my name is MCA, I've got a license to kill
    I think you know what time it is, it's time to get ill
    Now what do we have here, an outlaw and his beer
    I run this land, you understand, I make myself clear"
    We stepped into the wind, he had a gun, I had a grin
    You think this story's over but it's ready to begin

    "Now I got the gun, you got the brew
    You got two choices of what you can do
    It's not a tough decision as you can see
    I can blow you away or you can ride with me"
    I said, I'll ride with you if can get me to the border
    The sheriff's after me for what I did to his daughter
    I did it like this, I did it like that
    I did it with a wiffleball bat
    So I'm on the run, the cop's got my gun
    And right about now it's time to have some fun
    The King Adrock that is my name
    And I know the fly spot where they got the champagne"
    We rode for six hours then we hit the spot
    The beat was a bumping and the girlies was hot
    This dude was staring like he knows who we are
    We took the empty spot next to him at the bar
    MCA said "Y-y-yo, you know this kid?"
    I said, I didn't, but I know he did
    The kid said "Get ready 'cause this ain't funny
    My name's Mike D and I'm about to get money"
    Pulled out the jammy, aimed it at the sky
    He yelled "Stick 'em up" and let two fly
    Hands went up and people hit the floor
    He wasted two kids that ran for the door
    "I'm Mike D and I get respect
    Your cash and your jewelry is what I expect"
    MCA was with it and he's my ace
    So I grabbed the piano player and I punched him in the face
    The piano player's out, the music stopped
    His boy had beef and he got dropped
    Mike D. Grabbed the money, MCA Snatched the gold
    I grabbed two girlies and a beer that's cold Writer/s: Adam Keefe Horovitz, Darryl Matthews Mcdaniels, Joseph Ward Simmons, Rick Rubin
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • Markantney from Biloxi, MsI remember buying this Cassette when it first came out, though this was the best cut; you could literally play the entire tape without skipping songs.

    I remember some clubs would practically play one song right after the other when it was just drinking (early) or closing time.
    Though I recall it having two songs that would put folks on the floor.

    These dudes were innovators and though I'm not White; I was really proud of them not (trying to??) acting "Hood" or Black, if that's the words???

    Not sure why Vanilla Ice didn't get the memo? But Enimen and House of Pain did:) "Word" to our Mothers:)
  • Amelia from Modesto, CaAwesome song! Love the Beasties! Ha, be funny if that was how they really met LOL
  • Steven from San Antonio, TxTight ass beat. cant be redone
  • Olivia from Columbia, ScFavorite Beastie Boys song!!!
    First one I ever heard!!!
  • Don from San Antonio, TxYeah, this is cool!
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