Once upon a time, there was a little Black girl
In the Brewster Projects of Detroit, Michigan
At fifteen, she was spotted by an Ebony Fashion Fair talent scout
And her modeling career took off

You better work

You better work (cover girl)
Work it, girl (give a twirl)
Do your thing on the runway
Work (supermodel)
You better work it, girl (of the world)
Wet your lips and make love to the camera

Work (turn to the left)
Work (now turn to the right)
Work (sashay, shantay)
Work (turn to the left)
Work (now turn to the right)
Work (sashay, shantay)

It don't matter what you wear (it doesn't matter what you wear)
They're checkin' out your savoir-faire (ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah)
And it don't matter what you do
'Cause everything looks good on you

(Supermodel)

Work (cover girl)
Work it, girl (give a twirl)
Do your thing on the runway
Work (supermodel)
You better work it, girl (of the world)
Wet your lips and make love to the camera

Work (turn to the left)
Work (now turn to the right)
Work (sashay, shantay)
Work (turn to the left)
Work (now turn to the right)
Work (sashay, shantay)

I see your picture everywhere (I see your picture everywhere)
A million-dollar derrière (ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah)
And when you walked in to the room
You had everybody's eyes on you

(Supermodel)

Linda (work, mama)
Naomi (she is fierce)
Christy (foxy lady, out of sight)
Cindy (I can feel it)
Claudia (sell the garment)
Niki (work the runway, sweetie)

I have one thing to say
Sashay, shantay
Shantay, shantay
Shantay, shantay, shantay
I have one thing to say
Sashay, shantay
Shantay, shantay
Shantay, shantay, shantay, woo

It don't matter what you wear (it doesn't matter what you wear)
They're checkin' out your savoir-faire (ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah)
And it don't matter what you do
'Cause everything looks good on you

(Supermodel)

Work (cover girl)
Work it, girl (give a twirl)
Do your thing on the runway
Work (supermodel)
You better work it, girl (of the world)
Wet your lips and make love to the camera

Work (turn to the left)
Work (now turn to the right)
Work (sashay, shantay)
Work (turn to the left)
Work (now turn to the right)
Work (sashay, shantay)

You better work
Work
Work
(Supermodel)
You better work
Work
Work

I have one thing to say
You better work