Yo pretty ladies around the world Got a weird thing to show you So tell all the boys girls Tell your brother, your sister and your mamma too We're about to go down And you 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 dance, do your dance, do your dance quick mamma Come on baby tell me what's the word A Word up (up up) everybody say When you hear the call you've got to get it under way Word up (up up) it's the code word No matter where you say it you 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 and 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 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 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 say W - O - R - D, up W - O - R - D, up W - O - R - D, up W - O - R - D, up hey! W - O - R - D, up 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 it, hit it, hit it, hit it....