Get Up
Bow Wow Lyrics

(Let's go) Uh huh, uh yeah (uh)
The song is starting and Bow Wow is hyping up the audience.

Uh huh uh (turn it up) yeah
He's telling the DJ to turn the music up.

Uh huh, hey J man? (yeah)
Bow Wow is asking J.D. if he's there.

This one of J.D.'s So So Def hits right here (I know)
They're acknowledging that this is one of J.D.'s successful songs.

Get up, get get up (yeah)
Bow Wow is encouraging the audience to stand up and dance.

Uh huh, fo' sho', that's right, get up, get get up
He's reinforcing his previous statement and telling everyone to definitely get up and dance.

The game's in the twist now (is that right)
The music genre has changed and Bow Wow is acknowledging it.

And I'm the blame
He's taking responsibility for the direction his music has taken.

Lil' shorty want to rock the twists
The young fans want to mimic Bow Wow's hairstyle.

Cornrows and rep like this, huh, I'm the blame
He's also responsible for popularizing a certain hairstyle and fashion.

All they do is skip skip when the beat come on
Bow Wow's fans love to dance and have fun to his music.

Sing the words to every song
They also know all of the lyrics to his songs.

See they know what it is and who got style
His fans are loyal and appreciate his music style and artistry.

Lil Bow Wow be the golden child
He's acknowledging his popularity and appeal to his young fans.

And I keep ya'll suckas shook up
He's intimidating his music competitors by continuing to produce hits.

Ya'll shoulda never let me and J.D. hook up
He's crediting his success to working with J.D.

That's fo' sho' cause since day one we ain't miss
They haven't produced a flop yet and are successful since their collaboration began.

Now don't ya'll wish ya'll could do it like this
They're taunting those who doubted their success and wishing to be as successful as them.

Of course they do, we keep tearin it up
They know their competitors are envious and they keep producing hit after hit.

So So Def playa, who hotter than us
They're confident in their music label and the quality of their music.

Name one person wit' a stack like this
They're flaunting their wealth and success compared to others in the industry.

Gotta track records like this
They have a history of producing hit after hit.

And ya'll know around here homie we ain't playin
They're letting their music competitors know they are serious about their craft.

We demand you respect this afro man
He wants to be respected as a musician despite being young and having an afro hairstyle.

I got paper-rock fresh clothes
He has money and wears fashionable clothing.

I get the girlies out on the floor
He has a large female fan base who dance to his music.

At the tippy top is where we'll always be
He's confident in his ability to always stay successful.

When I do it I do it like it's for T.V.
He performs as if he's on television - with energy and excitement.

Call me the big cheese of the C.O.
He's confident and important like a big cheese or boss of the recording studio.

Known for gettin up out the store
He's known for buying expensive things and leaving quickly.

From here to Rio
He's known and appreciated worldwide.

I'm so irresistible, so in demand
He's confident in himself and knows he's desirable.

So not having it, I hope you understand
He's not accepting any disrespect.

That means don't step in my rim
He doesn't want anyone to interfere with his life or money.

I'm like Shaq young boy, don't step in my gym
He's comparing himself to Shaquille O'Neal, a famous basketball player, who doesn't want anyone to mess with his space.

And I sparkle 'round the neck like Jackal's club
He wears expensive jewelry that sparkles and shines like a famous club called Jackal's.

I'm hard not to love-that's what the girl's say
He's confident and secure in his ability to charm his female fans.

Hard not to want to touch-that's what the girl's say
He's acknowledging his sexual appeal and how it affects his female fans.

They run up tryna to give me a kiss
His female fans get emotionally excited when they see him in person.

I said, "You can't have me, I'm too young for you miss."
He's setting boundaries and reminding them of his age.

They say, "No you're not," then they start crying
They're in denial about his age and get emotional when reminded of it.

I said "I'm fourteen," and they say "Stop lying!"
They don't believe his age and accuse him of lying because of his success and confidence.

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
The music has reached an instrumental part.

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
The instrumental part continues.

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
The instrumental part continues with additional sounds.

(Skip it up, skip skip it up, do my dance)
He's instructing the audience to skip and dance.