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, your mother 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 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 word

A 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 heard

Now all you super DJ's who think you're fly
Well, there's got to be a reason, you know the reason
You try to put on those airs and act real cool
You got to realise 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 is your word

A 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 heard

Oh, 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, you'll know just what to do

Wave 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 is your word

A 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 heard

And 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

Copyright: BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins