Yo, pretty ladies around the world  Gotta a weird thing to show you  So tell all the boys and girls  Tell your brother, your sister and your momma too  Were 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, mom    [Chorus:]  C’mon baby tell me what’s the word  Now, word up  (ahh ahh)  Everybody say  When you hear the call you got to get it under way  Word up  (ahh ahh)  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, mom    [Chorus:]  C’mon baby tell me what’s the word  Now, word up  (ahh ahh)  Everybody say  When you hear the call you got to get it under way  Word up  (ahh ahh)  It’s the code word  No matter where you say it  You know that you’ll be heard  (woo!)    [Bridge:]  Word up  (ahh ahh)  Everybody say  When you hear the call you got to get it under way  Word up  (ahh ahh)  It’s the code word  No matter where you say it  You know that you’ll be heard    Word up  (ahh ahh)  Everybody say  When you hear the call you got to get it under way  Word up  (ahh ahh)  It’s the code word  No matter where you say it  You know that you’ll be heard