Work It Lyrics – Missy Elliot

Work It

DJ please, pick up your phone
I’m on the request line

This is a Missy Elliott one time exclusive

Come on
Is it worth it? Let me work it
I put my thang down, flip it and reverse it
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i

If you got a big, let me search ya
To find out how hard I gotta work ya
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Come on

I’d like to get to know ya, so I could show yaou
Put the pussy on ya, like I told ya
Gimme all your numbers so I can phone ya
Your girl acting stank then call me over
Not on the bed, lay me on your sofa
Call before you come, I need to shave my chocha
You do or you don’t or you will or you won’t ya
Go downtown and eat it like a vulture

See my hips and my tips, don’t ya?
See my ass and my lips, don’t ya?
Lost a few pounds in my waist for ya
This the kinda beat that go ra-ta-ta
Ra-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-ta-ta-ta
Sex me so good I say, blah-blah-blah
Work it! I need a glass of water
Boy, oh boy, it’s good to know ya

Is it worth it? Let me work it
I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i

If you got a big, let me search ya
To find out how hard I gotta work ya
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Come on

If you’re a fly gal, get your nails done
Get a pedicure, get your hair did
Boy lift it up, let’s make a toast, ah
Let’s get drunk, it’s gon’ bring us closer
Don’t I look like a Halle Berry poster?
See the Belvedere playin’ tricks on ya

Girlfriend wanna be like me never
You won’t find a bitch that’s even better
I make it hot as Las Vegas weather
Listen up close while I take you backwards
Sdrawkcab ti ekat ot ekil yssiM yaw eht hctaw

I’m not a prostitute but I can give you what you want
I love your braids and your mouth full of fonts
Love the way my ass go ba-bump, ba-bump-bump
Keep your eyes on my ba-bump, ba-bump-bump

You think you can handle this badonka-donk-donk
Take my thong off and my ass go boom
Cut the lights off so you see what I can do (Come on)

Is it worth it? Let me work it
I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i

If you got a big, let me search ya
To find out how hard I gotta work ya
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i (Come on)

Boys, boys, all type of boys
Black, White, Puerto Rican, Chinese boys
Why-thai, thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai
Rock-thai, thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai (C’mon)
Girls, girls, get the cash
If it’s nine to five or shakin’ you ass

Ain’t no shame ladies, do your thing
Just make sure you ahead of the game
Just ’cause I got a lot of fame super
Prince couldn’t get me change my name papa
Kunta Kinte, a slave again, no sir
Picture blacks sayin’, oh yes’a massa

Picture Lil’ Kim dating a pastor
Minute Man, Big Red can outlast ya
Who is the best? I don’t have to ask you
When I come out, you won’t even matter

Why you act dumb like ugh, duh
So you act dumb like ugh, duh
And the drummer boy go pa-rum, pa-pom-pom
Give you some-some-some of this Cinnabon (Come on)

Is it worth it? Let me work it
I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i

If you got a big, let me search ya
To find out how hard I gotta work ya
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i (Come on)
To my fellas (Ooh, good god)
I like the way you work that
To my ladies (Woo)
You sure know how to work that (Good god)

About Missy Elliot

She began her professional career in 1971 when Jodeci’s DeVante Swing signed her group Sista (formerly Fayze) to his Elektra-affiliated Swing Mob label. When Elliott, who was also a member of Swing Mob, co-wrote, co-produced, and featured vocalist on Raven-Symoné’s number 68 pop hit “That’s What Little Girls Are Made Of,” made her first Billboard chart appearance in 1993. On the R&B/hip-hop chart, Elliott reached number 84 with “Brand New,” a Sista single. In spite of the shelvement of the album’s parent album, 4 All the Sistas Around Da World, Elliott remained beside Timbaland and collaborated extensively with him on Aaliyah’s 1996 album One in a Million, which produced the chart-topping singles “One in a Million” and “If Your Girl Only Knew.” The move proved crucial, as the album racked up enormous sales and led to sessions with other artists as well as a record deal with Elektra. In 1997, Missy Misdemeanor Elliott released Supa Dupa Fly, which went platinum within two months of its release. Among the album’s standout tracks were “Sock It 2 Me,” “The Rain,” and “Beep Me 911,” among others. As the ’90s progressed, Elliott produced and wrote hits for Nicole’s “Make It Hot,” Total’s “Trippin,” and 702’s “Where My Girls At?” as well as work for Fantasia, Monica, Tweet, and others.

Career

As a steady succession of emerging and established artists were boosted by her songwriting and production, Elliott released five more albums that, like Supa Dupa Fly, went double platinum. Her much-anticipated second album, Da Real World, featured Aaliyah, Eminem, and Beyoncé, as well as her first Top Ten pop hit, Hot Boyz. It was around this time that she appeared in television commercials for clothing and soft drink brands, confirming her mainstream status. Similarly, Miss E…So Addictive was released in 2001, powered by the nutty “Get Ur Freak On.” Another Top Ten smash, the song won a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance. The same year Elliott won the award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for his cover of Labelle’s “Lady Marmalade.” The same year Elliott released his fourth album, Under Construction, which featured the hits “Work It” and “Gossip Folks,” each of which was both old-school reminiscent and alien-futuristic at the same time. As a result of the former hit, Elliott won the Best Rap Solo Performance award for a second time. Her music machine continued to dominate the charts with This Is Not a Test! Over two million copies were sold for The Cookbook in 2003 and The Cookbook in 2005, full-lengths that didn’t require event-level singles. A straightforward anthology titled Respect M.E. was released outside the United States in 2006. It would have been feasible for her to release multiple discs showcasing her songwriting and production work at the same time. By the end of the 2000s, she had added Tweet’s “Oops (Oh My),” Ciara’s “1, 2 Step,” Fantasia’s “Free Yourself,” and Jazmine Sullivan’s “Need U Bad” to her ever-growing hit list.

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