Get It Together

Lyrics

[Intro: Q-Tip] Heh heh heh Uh uh uh uh uh uh-ah Uh eh eh uh (Woo!) (Aah) Ooh (Oh) ee (Ah) ah (Eh) ooh (Eh, eh) [Verse 1] [Q-Tip] One-two, one-two, keep it on Listen to the shit because we keep it till dawn Listen to the Abstract, got it going on Listen to the ladies, come on and let me spawn On your eggs, then you go up the river Listen to the Abstract, that freaky nigga [Ad Rock] Now I'm Ad Rock, and I shock, and I tick, and I tock And I can't stop with the body rock [Mike D] See, I've got heart like John Starks Hitting mad sparks Pass me the mic, and I'll be rockin' the whole park [MCA] Well, I'm the M to the C to the A, and it's a must The rhymes that we bust on the topic of lust [Q-Tip] And my Moms is not butt, but fuck it Let me get down to the rhythm Yes, I get funky, and I'm shooting all my jism Like John Holmes, the X-rated nigga Listen to the shit 'cause I am the ill figure Nobody's getting any bigger than this [Chorus: Eugene McDaniels, Q-Tip] Get it together Get-get it together Get... Phone is ringing, oh my God Get it together, see what's happening [Verse 2] [Q-Tip] Ad Rock's down with the Ione Listen to the shit 'cause both of them is bony Gotta do it like this, like Chachi and Joanie [Ad Rock] 'Cause she's the cheese, and I'm the macaroni So why all the fight, why all the fuss? 'Cause ha, I ain't got no dust Yeah, you know I'm getting silly Got a Grandma Hazel and a Grandma Tilly [Mike D] Well, I'm the Grand Royal prez, and I'm also a member Born on the cusp in the month of November I do the Patty Duke, in case you don't remember Well, I freak a funky beat like the shit was in a blender [MCA] Well, I'm long gone, word is bond Don't need a motherfuckin' fool tellin' me right from wrong I don't think I'm slick, nor do I play like I'm hard But I'ma drive the lane like I was Evan Bernard [Ad Rock] And I be working on my game [Mike D] Because life is taxing [MCA] Gotta get it together [All 3] And see what's happening [Chorus: Eugene McDaniels, Q-Tip] Get it together Wait a minute, wait a minute (Get) Wait a minute, (Get it) wait a minute Get it together Wait a minute, (Get) wait a minute (Get-get) Wait a minute, wait a minute Get it together Wait a minute, wait a minute S-see what's happening [Verse 3] [Q-Tip] I go One-Two like my name was Biz Mark But I had to do the shit, just let me embark On the lyric and the noun and the verb Let me kick the shit off 'cause, yo, I'm not the herb [Mike D] Well, it's not the herb but the spice with the flavor to spare The Moog with the funk for your derriere While we're on that topic, yes, I like to mention When it comes to bonin' - woo! - I'm representing [MCA] Spacin', zonin', talkin' on the phone and My brain is roamin', and I don't know where it's goin' Talking lots of shit, a little tweaking on the weekend (What?) I gotta to get him by the reins because I know that I'm freaking (Yeah) [Ad Rock] Well, I'm a funky soul and I'm a Scorpio And when I get my flow I'm Dr. On-the-Go So, Q-Tip, what you on the mic for? [Q-Tip] Because I had to talk about the times when I rhyme And when the MC's come in my face, I'm like mace Because I back them off with the quills 'Cause I have to tell you, nigga, 'cause I'll keep you under prills Resting on Nine-One-One Sixteenth Ave., off the Farmers Boulevard (yeah) [Ad-Rock] Well I'm from Manhattan, MCA's from Brooklyn Yeah, MCA, your shit be cookin' [MCA] (Yeah) Praying mantis on the court, and I can't be beat But, yo, Tip, what's up with the boots on your feet? [Q-Tip] Got the Timbos on the toes, and this is how it goes Oh, one-two, oh my god [Mike D] One-two, oh my god, I got some shit I've got the kung fu grip behind my green trap kit Never, ever, ever smoking crack [Q-Tip] Never, ever, ever fucking wack I eat the fuckin' pineapple Now & Laters Listen to me now, don't listen to me later Fuck it, 'cause I know I didn't make it fuckin' rhyme for real But, yo, technically I'm as hard as steel [Outro: Beastie Boys, Q-Tip] Gonna get it together, watch it Gonna get it together, Ma Bell I'm like Ma Bell, I got the ill communication Ma Bell, got the ill communication Ma Bell, got the ill communications (Who's that?) Ma Bell, got the ill communication (Word to ma word to ma) Ma Bell Eh-eh Ah-ah-ha-ha Keep it on and on