Word Up

Your pretty ladies Surround the world Got a weird thing to show you So tell all the boys and girls Tell your brother Your sister And your mummy too 'Cause 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 Come on, pretty lady Tell me, what's the word Word up (word up!) Everybody says When you hear the call You've got to get it underway Word up (word up!) Now, it's the code word No matter where you say it You know that you'll be hear Now, all you sucker DJ's You think, you're fly There's got to be a reason And we know the reason why You try to put those airs And you act real cool Then you got to realize that you're acting just 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 Come on, pretty lady Tell me, what's the word Word up (word up!) Everybody says When you hear the call You've got to get it underway Word up (word up!) Now, it's the code word No matter where you say it You know that you'll be heard Word up (word up!) Everybody says When you hear the call You've got to get it underway Word up (word up!) Now it's the code word No matter where you say it You know that you'll be heard Word up (word up!) Everybody says When you hear the call You've got to get it underway Word up (word up!) Now, it's the code word No matter where you say it You know that you'll be heard (I say) W-O-R-D, up! W-O-R-D, up! (I said) W-O-R-D, up! (I said) W-O-R-D, up!(now, everybody else, come on) W-O-R-D, up! W-O-R-D, up! W-O-R-D, up! W-O-R-D, up! W-O-R-D, up! W-O-R-D, up! W-O-R-D, up!