What Comes Around
Beastie Boys
Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer
Overripe, fresh-skeezed California females With 3-inch cherry red press-on Lee nails Reach into my mind for the rhymes I'm seeking Like a garbage bag full, overflowing now it's leaking Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair So I can climb up and get into your underwear Rat soup eating, test cheating no business punk You're insecure born in the junkyard with the junk You've gone wet look crazy and messed with your head You fucked around and wound up with the bald skin head You're all mixed up like pasta primavera Yo why'd you throw that chair at Geraldo Rivera, man? 'Cause one man's ceiling is another man's floor So get that money out of your ass you whore I brought her upstairs onto the roof I dogged your wife and she is a doofus What goes around comes around What goes around comes around What goes around comes around And what comes around goes around Chosen bound Boogie down Yo homes, your nose is brown Clean bee, cleaning the G-spot, you know that we've got The Dolemite house and you have not Look out my window look over the city With two black eyes your girl ain't that pretty Why you want to beat that brat with a bat Why you want to treat your girl like that Living in the rat race smoking rat weed You reap what you sow when you plant the seed Bum cheese on rye with ham and prosciutto Got more Louie than Phillip Rizzuto What goes around comes around What goes around comes around What goes around comes around And what comes around goes around What goes around comes around What goes around comes around What goes around comes around What goes around you know it comes around What? check it, check it Check it, what, what, what funky Pam Funky damn, a funky Pam, Pam, Pam, Pam Bam, bam, bam (FD in the house, y'all) Funky, funky, funky, funky, funky Bam, bam, bam, bam FD Funky, funky, FD, funky, funky F*ck it Everybody, funky Pam Bam, bam, bam, slam, Alabama And kick it, Al-a-fucking-bama I slam a saki hammer And chilling Funky Like penicillin Funky Like panasaursas Funky Doris the Finkasaurus Ha, he, ha, ha, ha
Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer
Written by: Adam Horovitz, Adam Nathaniel Yauch, John Robert King, Matt Dike, Michael Louis Diamond, Michael S. Simpson
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
10 facts about this song
Album Information"What Comes Around" is included on the Beastie Boys’ second studio album, "Paul's Boutique."
|
Song DurationThe song's duration is 3 minutes and 42 seconds, making it one of the medium-lasting tracks on the album.
|
Genre ClassificationMusically, the song, along with the rest of the tracks on "Paul's Boutique," is generally categorized as hip hop, but it also incorporates elements of funk and rock.
|
Sample UsageLike much of "Paul's Boutique," "What Comes Around" is notable for its extensive sampling of diverse music. It samples from songs including "Put Your Hand In The Hand" by Ocean and "Cheap Sunglasses" by ZZ Top.
|
Release DateThe song was released on July 25, 1989, the same day that the Paul's Boutique album was released.
|
Overlooked TrackDespite the wide critical acclaim that Paul's Boutique has received, "What Comes Around" is not among its most famous tracks, which include "Hey Ladies" and "Shake Your Rump."
|
Producing TeamThe album "Paul's Boutique," including the song "What Comes Around," was produced by the Dust Brothers.
|
Creation ProcessBeastie Boys and the Dust Brothers created most of Paul’s Boutique, including "What Comes Around," using a 24-track analog tape recorder and the earliest versions of digital samplers and sequencers.
|
Music EvolutionThe song showcases the Beastie Boys' evolution from their earlier, punk-inspired work to more complex, sample-based productions.
|
Cult StatusDespite its initial commercial disappointment, "Paul's Boutique" and songs like "What Comes Around" have gained a cult following, with many fans and critics now recognizing it as an essential hip hop album.
|
Citation
Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"What Comes Around Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/32276049/Beastie+Boys/What+Comes+Around>.
Discuss the What Comes Around Lyrics with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In