Hey Ladies

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Track 8 on Paul’s Boutique finds the Beasties on the prowl for female companionship. This classic number is helped along by a Japanese baseball player, scores of sitcom… Read More

Jul. 25, 19891 viewer66K views

Hey Ladies Lyrics

[Verse 1: Ad Rock, Mike D, (MCA), all together]
Heyyy, ladies in the place, I'm callin' out to ya!
There never was a city kid truer and bluer
(There's more to me than you'll ever know)
And I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh
(Tom Thumb), Tom Cushman, or Tom Foolery
Date women on TV with the help of Chuck Woolery
(Words flowin' out just like the Grand Canyon)
And I'm always out lookin' for a female companion
I threw the lasso around the tallest one and dragged her to the crib
(I took off her moccasins,) I put on my bib
Wheelin' and dealin', I make a likkle bit of a stealin'
I'll bring you (back) to the (place), and your (dress) I'm peelin'
Your body's on time and your mind is appealin'
Starin' at the cracks up there up on the ceilin'
(Such and such will be the bass that I'm throwin')
I'm talking to the girl, telling her I'm all-knowing
Well, she's talking to the kid ("Who?" To the kid, to the kid!)
I'm telling her every lie that you know that I never did

[Chorus samples: Kurtis Blow, (World Famous Supreme Team), Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5]
"Hey ladies!" ("Get funky!")
"All the ladies in the house!"
"The ladies, the ladies"

[Verse 2: Ad Rock, Mike D, (MCA), all together, [sample]]
Well – me (in a corner) with a good-lookin' daughter
I dropped my drawers, (said) ["Welcome back, Kotter"]
(We was cuttin' up the rug) She started cuttin' up the carpet
(In my apartment) I begged her "Please stop it!"
Well – the gift of gab is the gift that I have
And that girl ain't nothin' but a crab!
(Educated?) No! (Stupid?) Yep
And when I say stupid, I mean stupid ["Fresh!"]
I'm not 'James At 15', or Chachi 'In Charge'
I'm Adam and I'm adamant (about livin' large!)
With the white Sassoons and then the looks that kill
(Makin' love in the back of my Coupe De Ville)
I met a little cutie, she was all hopped up on zootie
I liked the little cutie, but I kicked her in the booty
'Cause I don't kinda go for that messin' around
(You be listenin' to my records – a number one sound)
Just step to the rhythm, step, (step!) to the ride!
I've got an open mind, so why don't you all get inside?!
(Tune in,) turn on, to my tune that's live!
Ladies flock, like bees to a hive

[Chorus samples: Kurtis Blow, (World Famous Supreme Team), James Brown, [Mike D], group]
"Hey ladies!" ("Get funky!")
[Girls, girls!]
"Ain't it funky now?"
"Ain't" "It" "Funky" "Now?"
"Hey" "Hey" "Hey" "Hey la--" "Hey, ladies!"
"Ain't it funky now?"

[Verse 3: Ad Rock, Mike D, (MCA), all together, [sample]]
Well, you–know–that––
She's got a gold tooth, you know she's hardcore
She'll show you a good time, then she'll show you the door
(Break up with your girl!) It ended in tears!
Vincent Van Gogh, go and mail that ear!
I call her in the middle of the night when I'm drinkin'
The phone booth on the corner is (damp) and it's stinkin'!
(She said "Come on over," it was me that she missed)
I threw that trash can through her window 'cause–'cause you know I got dissed!
Your old lady left you, and you went insane!
You blew yourself up in the back of the 6 Train
Well, take my advice, at any price
A gorilla like your mother is mighty weak, man
(Suckin' down pints until I didn't know)
Woke up in the morning with a Won Ton Ho
('Cause I announce) I like girls that bounce!
With the weight that pays (about a pound per ounce)
Girls with curls, and big (long locks)
And beatnik chicks, just wearing their smocks
Walkin' high and mighty, like she's number one
["She thinks she's the passionate one!"]

[Chorus samples: Kurtis Blow, (World Famous Supreme Team), various]
"Hey ladies!" ("Get funky!")
"What's that?"
[Edwin Starr] "Good god!"
"Dance!"
[Edwin Starr] "Good god!"
[Zapp] Baby, baby, baby, baby
[James Brown] "Ain't it funky, brother? Hahaha"
"Hey" "Hey" "Hey" "Hey la--" "Hey, ladies!"

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Track 8 on Paul’s Boutique finds the Beasties on the prowl for female companionship. This classic number is helped along by a Japanese baseball player, scores of sitcom stars, a brooding Vincent van Gogh, and some encouraging words from James Brown.

source: Beastiemania

Samples include:

“Party Time“ by Kurtis Blow, from the album, The Best Rapper on the Scene (1983)
“Ain’t It Funky Now“ by James Brown
“Breakdance – Electric Boogie“ by West Street Mob
“Foxy Lady“ by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, from the album, Are You Experienced (1967)
“The Ballroom Blitz“ by Sweet, from the album, Desolation Boulevard (1974)
“Machine Gun“ by the Commodores, from the album, Machine Gun (1974)
“Shake Your Pants“ by Cameo, from the album, Cameoisis (1980)
“Holy Ghost“ by the Bar-Kays, from the album, Money Talks (1978)
“Jazzy Sensation“ by Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five, from the single, "Jazzy Sensation” (1981)
“Funky President (People It’s Bad)“ by James Brown, from the album, Reality (1974)
“Jungle Boogie“ by Kool & the Gang, from the album, Wild and Peaceful (1973)
“So Ruff, So Tuff“ by Zapp & Roger, from the album, All the Greatest Hits by Zapp & Roger
“Dance Floor“ by Zapp, from the album, Zapp II (1990)
“Come Let Me Love You“ by Jeanette "Lady” Day, from the single, “Come Let Me Love You” (1981)
“Change the Beat“ by Fab 5 Freddy, from the single, "Change the Beat” (1982)
“Pumpin' It Up“ by P-Funk All Stars, from the single, "Pumpin' It Up/Pumpin' It Up (Special Club Mix)” (1983)
“War” by Edwin Starr, from the album, War and Peace (1970)

Beastie Boys & Dust Brothers share writing and production credits. Engineered by Mario Caldato, Jr. and assisted by Allen Abrahamson, “Hey Ladies” was recorded at Mario G’s and mixed at Record Plant. It was the album’s sole charting single, peaking at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100. PB was released 7.25.1989 on Capitol Records.

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