Yo, pretty ladies around the world

Got a weird thing to show ya, so tell all the boys and girls

Tell your brother, your sister and your mama too

We're about to go 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, mama

Come on, baby, tell me what's the word

Oh, word up, everybody say

When you hear the call, you've got to get it on the way

Word up, it's the 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 and act real cool

But you got to realize that you're acting like fools

If there's music, we can use it, be free to dance

We don't have the time for psychological romance

No romance, no romance, no romance for me, mama

Come on, baby, tell me what's the word

Oh, word up, everybody say

When you hear the call, you've got to get it on the way

Word up, it's the code word

No matter where you say it, you know that you'll be heard

Word up, everybody say

When you hear the call, you've got to get it on the way

Word up, it's the code word

No matter where you say it, you know that you'll be heard

Word up, everybody say

When you hear the call, you've got to get it on the way

Word up, it's the code word

No matter where you say it, you know that you'll be heard