Oh, pretty ladies around the world
Got a weird thing to show you, so tell all the boys and girls
Tell your brother, your sister and your mamma too
'Cause they're about to throw down and you'll know just what to do

Wave your hands in the air like you don't care
Glide by the people as 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 word

Oh, word up!
Everybody say when you hear their call
You've got to get it underway
Word up! It's the code word
No matter where you say it
You'll know that you'll be heard

All you sucker DJ's who think you're fly
There's got to be a reason and we know the reason why
You try to put on those airs and act real cool
But ya got to realize that you're acting like fools

If 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 word

Word up, everybody say
When you hear the call, you've got to get it underway

Word up! It's the code word
No matter where you say it, you know that you'll be heard

W O R D up
W O R D up
W O R D up
W O R D up

W O R D up
W O R D
W O R D up
W O R D up
Oh, pretty ladies around the world
Got a weird thing to show you
So tell all the boys and girls
Tell yo brother, yo sister
And yo momma too
'Cause we're about to throw down
And you'll know just what to do
Wave your hands in the air
Like you don't care
Glide by the people as they start to look and stare
Do your dance, do your dance
Do your dance quick, mama
Come on baby, tell me, what's the word?
Oh, word up!
Everybody say
when you hear their call
You've got to get it underway
word up
It's the code word
No matter where you say it
You'll know that you'll be heard
No matter where you say it
You'll know that you'll be heard
No matter where you say it
You'll know that you'll be heard