Work It
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Intro
DJ, please pick up your phone, I'm on the request lineThis is a Missy Elliott one-time exclusive (C'mon)Chorus
Is it worth it? Let me work itI put my thing down, flip it and reverse itti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuPti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuPIf you got a big— let me search yaAnd find out how hard I gotta work yati esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuPti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuP (C'mon)Verse 1
I'd like to get to know ya so I could show yaPut the pussy on ya like I told yaGive me all your numbers so I can phone yaYour girl acting stank, then call me overNot on the bed, lay me on your sofaCall before you come, I need to shave my chochaYou do or you don't or you will or won't ya?Go downtown and eat it like a vultureSee my hips and my tips, don't ya?See my ass and my lips, don't ya?Lost a few pounds and my waist for yaThis the kind of beat that go ra-ta-taRa-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-taSex me so good I say blah-blah-blahWork it, I need a glass of waterBoy, oh boy, it's good to know ya (C'mon)Chorus
Is it worth it? Let me work itI put my thing down, flip it and reverse itti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuPti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuPIf you got a big— let me search yaAnd find out how hard I gotta work yati esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuPti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuP (C'mon)Verse 2
If you a fly gal, get your nails doneGet a pedicure, get your hair didBoy, lift it up, let's make a toast-aLet's get drunk, that's gonna bring us closer (Okay)Don't I look like a Halle Berry poster?See the Belvedere playing tricks on ya (Ah)Girlfriend wanna be like me, neverYou won't find a bitch that's even better (Ah)I make you hot as Las Vegas weatherListen up close while I take it backwardssdrawkcab ti ekat ot ekil yssiM yaw eht hctaWI'm not a prostitute, but I could give you what you wantI love your braids and your mouth full of frontsLove the way my ass go ba-bum-bum-bum-bum (Huh)Keep your eyes on my ba-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum (Okay)You think you can handle this? Ga-dunk-a-dunk-dunk (Woo)Take my thong off and my ass go boom (Ugh)Cut the lights on so you see what I could do (C'mon)Chorus
Is it worth it? Let me work itI put my thing down, flip it and reverse itti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuPti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuP (Ooh)If you got a big— let me search yaAnd find out how hard I gotta work yati esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuP (Huh)ti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuP (C'mon, c'mon)Bridge
Boys, boys, all type of boysBlack, white, Puerto Rican, Chinese boys (C'mon)Why-thai, thai-o-toy-o-thai-thaiWhy-thai, thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai (C'mon)Girls, girls, get that cashIf it's nine to five or shaking your ass (Aha)Ain't no shame, ladies do your thing (C'mon)Just make sure you ahead of the gameVerse 3
Just 'cause I got a lot of fame superPrince couldn't get me change my name, papaKunta Kinte a slave again, no sirPicture Blacks saying, “Oh yes-a, massa”Picture Lil' Kim dating a pastorMinute man, Big Red could outlast yaWho is the best? I don't have to ask yaWhen I come out, you won't even matter (Ugh)Why you act dumb like, yeah, duh?So you act dumb like, uh, duhAs the drummer boy go ba-rom-pop-pom-pom (Ooh)Give you some-some-some of this cinna-bun (C'mon)Chorus
Is it worth it? Let me work itI put my thing down, flip it and reverse itti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuPti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuP (Ooh)If you got a big— let me search yaAnd find out how hard I gotta work yati esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuPti esrever dna ti pilf ,nwod gniht ym tuP (C'mon)Outro
To my fellas (Ooh, good God)I like the way you work that (Uh-huh, la-la-la-la)To my ladies (Woo)You sure know how to work that (Good God)What the song means
A confident anthem celebrating self-assurance and independence. Missy Elliott boasts about her talent and appeal while encouraging listeners to embrace their confidence. The song uses reversed lyrics and playful wordplay to create a memorable, energetic track that emphasizes attitude and swagger over literal meaning.
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flip it and reverse it — turn it around backwards
a central phrase meaning to change direction or approach something differently
Song info
- Release date
- 2002-09-01
- Album
- Under Construction
- Written by
- Missy Elliott, Timbaland
- Produced by
- Timbaland, Missy Elliott
- Samples
- Blondie – Heart of Glass, Run–DMC – Peter Piper, Bob James – Take Me to the Mardi Gras
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