Intro :
You pretty ladies a round the world
Got a wierd thing to show you so tell all the bo ys an d gi rls
Tell your brother, your sister and your mama, too
we're a bout to go do wn and you k now ju st wha t to do
Wave your h ands in the air like y ou don't care
Glide by the p eople as they start to l ook an d stare
Do your dan ce, do your dance, do your dance quick, mam a
Come o n baby, tell me what's the w ord
Now - word up,up,up ev erybody say
When you h ear the ca ll you got to g et it underw ay
Word up , it's the co de word, no ma tter where you sa y it
You'll kn ow tha t you' ll be heard
Now all you sucker DJs who th ink you're fly
There's got to be a reason and we know t he rea son why
You try to p ut on those airs and act real cool
But you got to real ize that you're a cting like f ools
If there's mu sic we can use it, we re fr ee to dance
We don't have that time for ps ycholo gical romance
No rom ance, no romance, n o romance for me, m ama
Come on b aby, tell me what's the w ord
Now - word up, up, up ev erybody say
When you h ear the ca ll you got to g et it underw ay
Word up , it's the co de word, no ma tter where you sa y it
You'll kn ow tha t you' ll be heard (3x)