Slow and low - that is the tempo

 It's never old school - all brand new
 So everybody catch - the bugaloo flu
 Not like a fever - not like a cold
 The beats are clear - the rhymes are bold
 So don't see a doctor or see a nurse
 Just listen to the music - first things first
 First of all - get off the wall
 It's time to party so have a ball
 Because we slowed it on down - so get the hell up
 Like a volcano I'll erupt
 We got determination - bass and highs
 White Castle fries only come in one size
 What you see is what you get
 And you ain't seen - nothing yet

 (repeat chorus)

 I do not sing - but I make a Def song
 You could live your whole life - and I hope you live long
 On the Gong Show we won't get gonged
 We're the Beastie Boys - not Cheech and Chong
 Strong as an ox - fresh out the box
 The crowd is so live - they're coming in flocks
 And when we go on - the crowd goes off
 It's all hard rock - there's nothing soft
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 We don't only rock the house but we'll house we rock
 We don't stroll but we roll straight to the top
 M.C.A., Adrock, Mike D. makes three
 And we can do it like this in the place to be
 When I'm recorded - you'll be rewarded
 I know my song is Def 'cause you all applauded
 Not P.C.P. or L.S.D. - just me Mike D. in the place to be
 This is not free - you must pay a fee
 Cash on delivery like a C.O.D.
 (repeat chorus)
 The beat is slow in order to dance
 I wanna hear I dos and no I can't
 First you move your legs - and then your arms
 It's not fast and nervous - this dance is calm
 It's truly stable and you ought to be able
 To dance to the record when it's on the turntable
 (repeat chorus