Intro: F# E D F# E Yo pretty ladies around the world D E F# E F# Got a weird thing to show you so tell all the boys and girls D Tell your brother, your sister and your mamma too D E F# E F# We're about to go down and you know just what to do F# E Wave your hands in the air like you don't care D E F# E F# Glide by the people as they start to look and stare F# E D Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick mamma E F# E F# Come on baby tell me what's the word Chorus: F# E A Word up - up up - everybody say D E F# E F# When you hear the call you've got to get it under way F# E D E Word up it's the code word, No matter where you say it F# E F# you know that you'll be heard F# E Now all you sucker DJs who think you're fly D E F# E F# There's got to be a reason and we know the reason why F# E You try to put on those airs and act real cool F# E F# E F# But you got to realize that you're acting like a fool F# E if it's a music, we can use it, be free to dance D E F# E F# We don't have the time for psychological romance F# E D No romance, no romance, no romance for me mamma E F# E F# Come on baby tell me what's the word Chorus: F# E A Word up - up up - everybody say D E F# E F# When you hear the call you've got to get it under way F# E D E Word up it's the code word, No matter where you say it F# E F# you know that you'll be heard - whoo! -