Yo 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 mamma too We're about to down And you 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 A up (up up) everybody say When you hear the call you've got to get it under way Word up (up up) it's code word No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heard Now all you sucker DJs 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 act real cool But you got to realize that you're acting like a fool if it's a music, we can use it Be free to dance We don't the time for psychological romance No romance, no romance, no romance for me mamma Come on baby tell me what's the word A Word up (up up) everybody say When you hear call you've got to get it under way All , all yell for yawl Ahhh Mama all your people say W - O - R - up W - O - R - D, up W - O - R - D, up W - O - - D, up hey! W - O - R - D, up hey hey W - O - R - D, up hey.... hey hey na na na na na na everybody don't know just how much I say word up awl they can't stay yawl hit hit it, hit it, hit it....