Intro: Gb E D 

Gb                 E                     
Yo pretty ladies around the world
      D                   E                     Gb  E   Gb                                   
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           Gb    E     Gb 
We're about to go down and you know just what to do
           Gb                    E
Wave your hands in the air like you don't care
D             E            Gb         E     Gb
Glide by the people as they start to look and stare
           Gb                    E                    D
Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick mamma
      E               Gb    E     Gb
Come on baby tell me what's the word


Chorus:
Gb                     E
A Word up - up up - everybody say 
          D         E              Gb    E     Gb
When you hear the call you've got to get it under way
       Gb           E             D                E
Word up it's the code word, No matter where you say it 
     Gb    E     Gb
you know that you'll be heard


Gb                           E                
Now all you sucker DJs who think you're fly
        D           E             Gb    E     Gb
There's got to be a reason and we know the reason why
            Gb                      E   
You try to put on those airs and act real cool
        Gb         E                Gb    E     Gb
But you got to realize that you're acting like a fool
             Gb                      E
if it's a music, we can use it, be free to dance
D                 E           Gb    E     Gb
We don't have the time for psychological romance
      Gb                 E                  D
No romance, no romance, no romance for me mamma
         E            Gb    E     Gb
Come on baby tell me what's the word


Chorus:
Gb                     E
A Word up - up up - everybody say 
          D         E              Gb    E     Gb
When you hear the call you've got to get it under way
       Gb           E             D                E
Word up it's the code word, No matter where you say it 
     Gb    E     Gb
you know that you'll be heard - whoo! -