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Hey Ladies Lyrics
Hey 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've got more hits than Sadaharu Oh
Ton Thumb Tom Cushman or Tom Foolery
Date women on T.V. with the help of Chuck Woolery
Words are flowing out just like the Grand Canyon
And I'm always out looking for a female companion
I threw the lasso around the tallest one and dragged her to the crib
I took off her moccasins and put on my bib
I'm wheelin' and dealin' I make a little bit of stealing
I'll bring you back to the place and your dress I'm peeling
Your body's on time and your mind is appealing
Staring at the cracks up there upon the ceiling
Some such nonsense is the bass that I'm throwing
Talking to a girl telling her I'm all knowing
She's talking to the kid to the who
I'm telling here every lie that you know that I never did
Me in the corner with a good looking daughter
I dropped my drawers and it was welcome back Kotter
We were cutting up the rug she started cutting up the carpet
In my apartment I begged her please stop it
The gift of gab is the gift that I have
And that girl ain't nothing but the blue plate crab
Special at Woodman's in Essex Mass
Educated no stupid yes
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 living large
With the white sassoons and 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 bootie
Cause I don't kinda go for that messin' around
You be listening to my records' a number one sound
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 tune on to my tune that's live
Ladies flock like fish to my line
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 and mail that ear
I call her in the middle of the night when I'm drinking
The phone booth on the corner is damp and it's stinking
She said come on over it was me that she missed
I threw that trash can through her window cause you know I got dissed
Your old lady left you and you went girls insane
You blew yourself up in the back of the 6 train
Take my advice at any price a gorilla like your mother is mighty weak
Sucking down pints till I didn't know
Woke up in the morning at the 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
Walking high and mighty like she's #1 and
*She thinks she's the passionate one*
There never was a city kid truer and bluer
There's more to me than you'll ever know
And I've got more hits than Sadaharu Oh
Ton Thumb Tom Cushman or Tom Foolery
Date women on T.V. with the help of Chuck Woolery
Words are flowing out just like the Grand Canyon
And I'm always out looking for a female companion
I threw the lasso around the tallest one and dragged her to the crib
I took off her moccasins and put on my bib
I'm wheelin' and dealin' I make a little bit of stealing
I'll bring you back to the place and your dress I'm peeling
Your body's on time and your mind is appealing
Staring at the cracks up there upon the ceiling
Some such nonsense is the bass that I'm throwing
Talking to a girl telling her I'm all knowing
She's talking to the kid to the who
I'm telling here every lie that you know that I never did
Me in the corner with a good looking daughter
I dropped my drawers and it was welcome back Kotter
We were cutting up the rug she started cutting up the carpet
In my apartment I begged her please stop it
The gift of gab is the gift that I have
And that girl ain't nothing but the blue plate crab
Special at Woodman's in Essex Mass
Educated no stupid yes
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 living large
With the white sassoons and 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 bootie
Cause I don't kinda go for that messin' around
You be listening to my records' a number one sound
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 tune on to my tune that's live
Ladies flock like fish to my line
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 and mail that ear
I call her in the middle of the night when I'm drinking
The phone booth on the corner is damp and it's stinking
She said come on over it was me that she missed
I threw that trash can through her window cause you know I got dissed
Your old lady left you and you went girls insane
You blew yourself up in the back of the 6 train
Take my advice at any price a gorilla like your mother is mighty weak
Sucking down pints till I didn't know
Woke up in the morning at the 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
Walking high and mighty like she's #1 and
*She thinks she's the passionate one*
Song Info
Submitted by
shut On Dec 05, 2001
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i dunno about anyone else but if you read the lyrics carefully, i think it's saying how guys who use all these lines and lies to pick up chicks so that they can get in their pants don't always have it good in the end and well, deserve it.
@green_monkey yeah I would have to agree
@green_monkey yeah I would have to agree
The perfect song to go pimpin' to! Hey Ladies!
I know in the liner notes of paul's boutique it says "ladies flock like fish to my line" but I still swear that I hear "Ladies flock like bees to a hive"!!!! One of my favourite Beastie Boys song, I wish they'd do it live once in a while
The liner notes are usually transcribed from what was written going into the studio. Some lines get changed during recording. I agree that it is definitely "bees to a hive." Or, maybe 2 Beasties said that while the 3rd said, "fish to my line."
The liner notes are usually transcribed from what was written going into the studio. Some lines get changed during recording. I agree that it is definitely "bees to a hive." Or, maybe 2 Beasties said that while the 3rd said, "fish to my line."
yeah, green monkey's probably got it right. They have quite a few songs with similar messages.
Sounds good, monkey. I never saw the song in that light before.
I also never noticed this line before:
"I took off her mocassins and put on my bib"
Hilarious.
I also agree that it sound like bees to a hive. I also don't think it is won ton ho. The following lines make more sense if it is "one ton ho"
That one, I think is a little of both. I think both make sense.
That one, I think is a little of both. I think both make sense.
I listen to this song before i hit the town.
Hey Ladies was released as a single just before Paul's Boutique was available. I remember running as fast as I could from the school bus to see this video on Yo! Mtv Raps with Doctor Dre (not to be confused with Dr. Dre from the west coast) & Ed Lover. I was quite confused. Hey Ladies sounded nothing like Licensed To Ill. Of course I wasn't expecting another Licensed To Ill because Hip Hop had progressed a lot in 2-3 years since. But Hey Ladies didn't sound like ANYTHING I had ever heard. To this day, there isn't much that even comes close. And most of the stuff that does is by the Beasties! I didn't understand Hey Ladies at the time but I bought Paul's Boutique anyway. It probably took 6 months to a year for me to really start to "get it." Hey Ladies is one of the best songs from my favorite album.
I think it's "Vincent Van Gogh cold mailed that ear," not, "Vincent Van Gogh and mail that ear." It's old slang from the 80's. "To cold do something." Kinda like "stone cold." To do something unexpected suddenly. For example: "He cold knocked that motherfucker out!"
@kanoe13 I can see your point about "cold mailed that ear," but, "Vincent Van go and mail that ear" works as wordplay (the verb "go" instead of "Gogh," but they sound the same) that the Beasties love to do.
@kanoe13 I can see your point about "cold mailed that ear," but, "Vincent Van go and mail that ear" works as wordplay (the verb "go" instead of "Gogh," but they sound the same) that the Beasties love to do.
@kanoe13 think urban pronunciation of the word "cold." Sounds more like "co."
@kanoe13 think urban pronunciation of the word "cold." Sounds more like "co."
flawed, but good job nonetheless.
OMFG!How is this flawed?!:O
OMFG!How is this flawed?!:O