The Humpty Dance

Digital Underground

About The Humpty Dance

"The Humpty Dance" is a song by the rap group Digital Underground that was featured on their debut album Sex Packets. The single climbed to #11 on the pop charts, #7 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart. The single is sung by Shock G's alter ego, "Humpty Hump", marking the character's second musical appearance; the first was Digital Underground's "Doowutchyalike," a pre-album video-single released in the spring of 1989. The song has been sampled by many different artists and producers. In the song's video, a young Tupac Shakur is visible in the background. In 2008, "The Humpty Dance" was ranked #30 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop and #65 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s in 2007. The song was selected as one of many songs to hear and download in the musical reference book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: And 10,001 You Must Download. The song was nominated for Best Rap Video at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer. Canadian television channel MuchMoreMusic's series Back In... rated the song's video as one of the worst of 1990. 


Year:
2000
4:39
25 
#1

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All right!
Stop whatcha doin'
'Cause I'm about to ruin
The image and the style that ya used to.
I look funny,
But yo I'm makin' money, see
So yo world I hope you're ready for me.
Now gather round
I'm the new fool in town
And my sound's laid down by the Underground.
I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf
So just let me introduce myself
My name is Humpty, pronounced with a Umpty.
Yo ladies, oh how I like to hump thee.
And all the rappers in the top ten--please allow me to bump thee.
I'm steppin' tall, y'all,
And just like Humpty Dumpty
You're gonna fall when the stereos pump me.
I like to rhyme,  
I like my beats funky,
I'm spunky.  I like my oatmeal lumpy.
I'm sick wit dis, straight gangsta mack
But sometimes I get ridiculous
I'll eat up all your crackers and your licorice
Hey yo fat girl, come here--are ya ticklish?
Yeah, I called ya fat.    
Look at me, I'm skinny
It never stopped me from gettin' busy
I'm a freak 
I like the girls with the boom
I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom
I'm crazy.
Allow me to amaze thee.
They say I'm ugly but it just don't faze me.
I'm still gettin' in the girls' pants
And I even got my own dance

{Chorus}
The Humpty Dance is your chance to do the hump
Do the Humpty Hump, come on and do the Humpty Hump
Do the Humpty Hump, just watch me do the Humpty Hump
Do ya know what I'm doin', doin' the Humpty Hump
Do the Humpty Hump, do the Humpty Hump

People say "Yo, Humpty, you're really funny lookin'"
That's all right 'cause I get things cookin'
Ya stare, ya glare, ya constantly try to compare me
But ya can't get near me
I give 'em more, see, and on the floor, be	,
All the girls they adore me
Oh yes, ladies, I'm really bein' sincere
'Cause in a 69 my humpty nose will tickle ya rear. 
My nose is big, uh-uh I'm not ashamed
Big like a pickle, I'm still gettin' paid
I get laid by the ladies, ya know I'm in charge,
Both how I'm livin' and my nose is large
I get stoopid, I shoot an arrow like Cupid,
I use a word that don't mean nothin', like looptid
I sang on Doowhutchalike, and if ya missed it,
I'm the one who said just grab 'em in the biscuits
Also told ya that I like to bite
Well, yeah, I guess it's obvious, I also like to write.
All ya had to do was give Humpty a chance 
And now I'm gonna do my dance.

[Chorus]

Oh, yeah, that's the break, y'all
Let me hear a little bit of that bass groove right here
Oh, yeah!
Now that I told ya a little bit about myself
Let me tell ya a little bit about this dance
It's real easy to do--check it out

First I limp to the side like my leg was broken
Shakin' and twitchin' kinda like I was smokin'
Crazy wack funky
People say ya look like M.C. Hammer on crack, Humpty
That's all right 'cause my body's in motion
It's supposed to look like a fit or a convulsion
Anyone can play this game
This is my dance, y'all, Humpty Hump's my name
No two people will do it the same
Ya got it down when ya appear to be in pain
Humpin', funkin', jumpin',
Jig around, shakin' ya rump,
And when the dude a chump pump points a finger like a stump
Tell him step off, I'm doin' the Hump.

[Chorus]

Black people, do the Humpty Hump, do the Humpty Hump
White people, do the Humpty Hump, do the Humpty Hump
Puerto Ricans, do the Humpty Hump, just keep on doin' the hump
Samoans, do the Humpty Hump, do the Humpty Hump

Let's get stoopid!

[Chorus]

Oh, yeah, come on and break it down

Once again, the Underground is in the house
I'd like to send a shout out to the whole world,
Keep on doin' the Humpty Dance,
And to the ladies,
Peace and humptiness forever

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Digital Underground was an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. Their personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour. more »

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Written by: George Clinton, Gregory Jacobs, Walter Morrison, William Bootsy Collins

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10 facts about this song

Musical Introduction
"The Humpty Dance" is a song by the hip-hop group Digital Underground from their debut album "Sex Packets".
Popularity and Rankings
Released as a single in 1990, "The Humpty Dance" topped the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart, peaked at Number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached Number 7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts.
Song Theme
The song features a character named "Humpty Hump," a flamboyant, humorous alter ego of lead vocalist Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs.
Unique Stage Persona
During performances and in the music video, Shock G adopted a distinctive persona for Humpty Hump, including wearing a comical, artificial Groucho Marx-style nose and glasses.
Samples Used
The song heavily samples Parliament's 1977 song "Let's Play House."
Cultural Impact
Recognized as one of the most popular and influential hip-hop songs of the early 1990s, "The Humpty Dance" is often played at parties and weddings, and has been featured in numerous movies, commercials, and TV shows.
Parody and Influence
The song has been parodied and covered by many artists and has influenced a variety of musicians across different genres. It's also been sampled in more than 50 songs.
Awards and Honors
In 2008, "The Humpty Dance" was ranked Number 30 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Music Video
The music video of "The Humpty Dance" features cameos from various other contemporaneous hip-hop artists including Ice-T and Tupac Shakur who was a member of Digital Underground.
Lyrics
The lyrics of "The Humpty Dance" are a blend of bravado, humor, and dance instructions, that exemplify the playful, party-oriented ethos of Golden Age hip-hop.

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