All, pretty ladies around the world
I got a weird thing to show you so tell all the boys and girls
Tell your brother, your sister, and your mother too
'Cause they're about to throw down and you'll know just what to doWave your hands in the air like you don't care
Glide by the people when they start to look and stare
Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick, mamma
Come on, baby, tell me what's the wordA word up, everybody say
When you hear the call you've got to get it underway
Word up, oh, it's the code word
No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heardNow all you super DJs who think you're fly
Well, there's got to be a reason, you know the reason why
You try to put on those airs and act real cool
But you've got to realise that you're acting like foolsIf there's music we can use it, we need to dance
We don't have the time for psychological romance
No romance, no romance, no romance for me, mamma
Come on, baby, tell me what's the wordA word up, everybody say
When you hear the call you've got to get it underway
Word up, oh, it's the code word
No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heardOh, W O R D up, W O R D up
I said, "W O R D up, W O R D, D"
W O R D up, W O R D up
I said, "W O R D up, W O R D, D"All, pretty ladies around the world
I got a weird thing to show you so tell all your boys and girls
Tell your brothers, your sisters and your momma too
'Cause they're about to throw down, and you'll know just what to doWave your hands in the air like you don't care
Glide by the people when they start to look and stare
Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick, mamma
Come on, baby, tell me what's the wordA word up, everybody say
When you hear the call you've got to get it underway
Word up, oh, it's the code word
No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heardAnd no matter where you say it you know that you'll be heard
And no matter where you say it you know that you'll be heard