(F# , E , D , E , F# , F#) 
 
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  
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 call, 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  
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 call, word  
No matter where you say it  
You know that you'll be heard  
(woo!) 

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 call, 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 call, word  
No matter where you say it  
You know that you'll be heard