Oh pretty ladies around the world
I got a weird thing to show you
So tell all the boys and girls
Tell your brothers, your sisters
Your mother too 
Cause we'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 mama [bad word] on baby tell me what’s the word 
Ah word up
Everybody say when you hear them call
You 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 DJs
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've 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 mama [bad word] on baby tell me what is your word
Ah word up
Everybody say when you hear the call
You got to get it underway
Word up
Oh it's the cool word
No matter where you say it
You know that you’ll be heard

Oh W-O-R-up, W-O-R-up
I said W-O-R-up, W-O-R-D-yeah
W-O-R-up, W-O-R-up
I said W-O-R-up, W-O-R-D-ah

Oh 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 mama too 
Cause we'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 mama [bad word] on baby tell me what is your word 
Ah word up
Everybody say when you hear them call 
You 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

It don't matter where you say it
You know that you’ll be heard
It don't matter where you say it
You know that you’ll be heard