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Woman Absolutely Smashes Cover Of 'Work It' And Missy Elliott Responds

Woman Absolutely Smashes Cover Of 'Work It' And Missy Elliott Responds

It was naturally only a matter of time before the footage went viral – and eventually it even made its way to Missy Elliot herself

Jess Hardiman

Jess Hardiman

We all know what it's like to try and rap along to a song - in the shower, at karaoke with the LADs - only to realise that our ability to spit bars is sadly more fake than Drake. More crazy than Jay-Z. More lame than The Game. I could go on, but you catch my drift.

But there's one American woman who's surprised us all by absolutely schooling us in Missy Elliot banger 'Work It' - at a civilised barbecue at Goddard Park in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, no less.

Mary Halsey, who USA Today reports is originally from Le Roy, New York and now works at a nursing home, was at what looked like a lovely family event.

From the video it seemed like people were having a nice time, but Mary stepped things up a gear, bringing the party vibes with an incredible, flawless rendition of the 2002 song.

Holding a shofar - an ancient horn instrument often used during the Jewish high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, she even nails that backwards hook of 'I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it / Tiesreverdnatipilf, nwodgnihtymtup'.

KILLING IT, MARY!

It was naturally only a matter of time before the footage went viral - and eventually it even made its way to Missy Elliot herself.

Elliot was as impressed as we are, and reposted it on Instagram, captioning the video to say: "I just found out I have a FUNKY WHITE SISTER".

Elliot also pointed our attention to the fact that Mary had brought 'her homegirl to da cookout too'.

Facebook/Mary Halsey

"She the one tiptoeing in the background with a cup of oodles & noodles in her hand," Elliot wrote.

"She straight up killed 'Work It' with the yea yeayea at the beginning & the sound effects & all."

"My funky white sis ft Miss Tippy Toe in the back."

Elliot also tweeted the video, saying that she 'loved it'.

Believe it or not, this wasn't Mary's first rodeo. Far from it. Apparently she's also got 'My Humps' by the Black Eyed Peas nailed, and reportedly performed her version of it at Warwick Mall in Rhode Island.

She can also offer you songs by Jason Mraz, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan, and is even a whizz kid with a harmonica.

Man, imagine being forever known by the internet as Missy Elliot's Funky White Sister. We can but dream.

Featured Image Credit: PA/Facebook/Mary Halsey

Topics: Music, Community