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. Digital Underground, like so many of the hip-hop posses of the late 80's and early 90's, blazed for a fleeting moment then were lost in the gristmill that is the music industry, but they left behind this iconic jewel shining in the musical firmament.

The Humpty Dance is found on the album Sex Packets.

Humpty Song Lyrics Digital Underground

Found on more albums:

No Nose Job: The Legend of Digital Underground
Playwutchyalike: The Best of Digital Underground
Rhino Hi-Five: Digital Underground

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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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

Lyrics submitted by katatonic

The Humpty Song Digital Underground

'The Humpty Dance' as written by Gregory Jacobs George Clinton

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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Although it was ”Doowutchalike” that kickstarted the Digital Underground’s phenomenal rise, and gave audiences their first taste of Shock G.’s affable alter ego, Humpty Hump, it was the second single from the Sex Packets album that cemented their position as the kings of modern funk. Dedicated to furthering the mission of George Clinton’s P-Funk empire, ”The Humpty Dance” is equally lighthearted and packed with a fierce funk beat, a combination whose volatility was proven as the song rocketed into the R&B Top Ten early the next year, even scoring the band a Pop #11 hit in an era when serious rap was still working its way into the mainstream. An immediate West Coast club smash, kids from Los Angeles to Oakland were “doing the Humpty Hump” a smooth groove that blended often barely-veiled lyrical innuendo with a diffused funk pop, and provided a needed corollary to the burgeoning gangsta rap scene. With the be-nosed Humpty Hump at the helm, though, this is fully a Digital Underground effort, even as it remains Humpty’s shining moment. It’s his braggadocio that really drives this song - because this is his world, his dance, his exploits reviled, and the real purpose of his nose revealed. ”The Humpty Dance” received a Grammy nomination for best Rap Performance and, although it didn’t scoop the statuette, it was still certified platinum and helped to change the face of rap.

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1989	Tommy Boy	6:28
1990	Tommy Boy	6:30
1992	Various Artists	Priority Records
1996	Mastercuts	6:32
1998	Various Artists	Rebound Records	6:33
2001	Tommy Boy	6:30
2001	Various Artists	Polygram	4:54
2002	Thump Records	6:28
2002	Various Artists	The Right Stuff / Capitol	4:40
2004	Hi-Bias Records	4:41
Various Artists	Razor & Tie