York Notes: "My Humps" by The Black Eyed Peas
* Whatcha gonna do with all that junk
all that junk inside your trunk
I'ma get get get get you drunk
get you love drunk off my hump
my hump my hump my hump my hump my hump
my hump my hump my hump my lovely little lumps
Check it out
I drive these brothers crazy
I do it on the daily
they treat me really nicely
They buy me all these ices
Dolce and Gabbana
Fendi and that Donna Karan
They be sharin
All their money got me wearing fly
Whether I aint askin
They say they love mah ass in
Seven Jeans
True religion
I say no
but they keep givin
So I keep on takin
And no I aint takin
We can keep on takin
Now keep on demonstratin
My love my love my love my love
you love my lady lumps
my hump my hump my hump
my humps they got you..
** Shes got me spending..
Ohh..Spending all your money on me..and spending time on me..
Shes got me spending..
Ohh..Spending all your money on me..uh on me on me..
[Repeat *]
*** Whatcha gonna do with all that ass/shirt
all that ass inside your jeans
I'ma make make make make you scream
make you scream make you scream
Cause of my humps my hump my hump my hump
my hump my hump my hump my lovely lady lumps
Check it out
I met a girl down at the disco
She said hey hey hey ya lets go
I can be ya baby, you could be my honey
Lets spend time not money
And mix your milk with my coco puff
milky milky coco
mix your milk with my coco puff
Milky milky
Riiiiight...
They say I'm really sexy
The boys they wanna sex me
They always standin next to me
Always dancin next to me
tryna feel my hump hump
Lookin at my lump lump
you can look but you can't touch it
if you touch it
I'ma start some drama
you don't want no drama
No no drama no no no no drama
So don't
Pull on my hand boy
you aint my man boy
I'm just tryna dance boy
And move my hump
my hump my hump my hump my hump my hump my hump
my hump my hump my hump my hump my lovely lady lumps
my lovely lady lumps my lovely lady lumps
In the back and in the front
my loving got you..
[Repeat ** , * , ***]
[Repeat * , *** , **]
Summary
Fergie, a young woman with a charming posterior, uses her physical assets for monetary gain. However, as we learn in the last verse, she is no prostitute - her only aim is to exploit men for the branded goods they will offer her ("Fendi", "Dolce And Gabbana" etc.)She also wishes to dance, presumably "down at the disco", where, in the central stanza, a character called Will, a young male, explores the taboos surrounding inter-racial relationships in the twenty-first century.
Glossary of Terms
My humps - rump or posterior; often of marked quality or exceptional shape.
Lady-lumps - usually taken to mean breasts; can be a synonym for "humps"
Analysis
When reading "My Humps", our initial reaction is to see its central character, Fergie, as a woman of little virtue. She is brand-obsessed, reducing her composite parts themselves to mere buzzwords - her "lady-lumps" - and attempting to entice us with callous marketing strategies (use of "lovely" etc.). However, our attention is drawn to more serious issues by the juxtaposition of her story with that of Will I. Am in the second verse. Here, a young black male meets a girl "down at the disco", and, forcing us to examine modern attitudes to inter-racial partnerships, suggests that they make a sweet metaphorical chocolate milk with their love. In light of this modern treatment of the situation, we are then shown that Fergie is not the cold-hearted harlot she has at first appeared to be - she is, in fact, a self respecting woman, who will "start some drama" if anyone violates her by molesting her "humps". This use of a serious racial issue in an otherwise frivolous context calls to mind John Waters' "Hairspray", perhaps a deliberate parallel. Thus "My Humps" becomes an intriguing exploration of modern attitudes to identity, race and gender.
For Sophie's benefit.
all that junk inside your trunk
I'ma get get get get you drunk
get you love drunk off my hump
my hump my hump my hump my hump my hump
my hump my hump my hump my lovely little lumps
Check it out
I drive these brothers crazy
I do it on the daily
they treat me really nicely
They buy me all these ices
Dolce and Gabbana
Fendi and that Donna Karan
They be sharin
All their money got me wearing fly
Whether I aint askin
They say they love mah ass in
Seven Jeans
True religion
I say no
but they keep givin
So I keep on takin
And no I aint takin
We can keep on takin
Now keep on demonstratin
My love my love my love my love
you love my lady lumps
my hump my hump my hump
my humps they got you..
** Shes got me spending..
Ohh..Spending all your money on me..and spending time on me..
Shes got me spending..
Ohh..Spending all your money on me..uh on me on me..
[Repeat *]
*** Whatcha gonna do with all that ass/shirt
all that ass inside your jeans
I'ma make make make make you scream
make you scream make you scream
Cause of my humps my hump my hump my hump
my hump my hump my hump my lovely lady lumps
Check it out
I met a girl down at the disco
She said hey hey hey ya lets go
I can be ya baby, you could be my honey
Lets spend time not money
And mix your milk with my coco puff
milky milky coco
mix your milk with my coco puff
Milky milky
Riiiiight...
They say I'm really sexy
The boys they wanna sex me
They always standin next to me
Always dancin next to me
tryna feel my hump hump
Lookin at my lump lump
you can look but you can't touch it
if you touch it
I'ma start some drama
you don't want no drama
No no drama no no no no drama
So don't
Pull on my hand boy
you aint my man boy
I'm just tryna dance boy
And move my hump
my hump my hump my hump my hump my hump my hump
my hump my hump my hump my hump my lovely lady lumps
my lovely lady lumps my lovely lady lumps
In the back and in the front
my loving got you..
[Repeat ** , * , ***]
[Repeat * , *** , **]
Summary
Fergie, a young woman with a charming posterior, uses her physical assets for monetary gain. However, as we learn in the last verse, she is no prostitute - her only aim is to exploit men for the branded goods they will offer her ("Fendi", "Dolce And Gabbana" etc.)She also wishes to dance, presumably "down at the disco", where, in the central stanza, a character called Will, a young male, explores the taboos surrounding inter-racial relationships in the twenty-first century.
Glossary of Terms
My humps - rump or posterior; often of marked quality or exceptional shape.
Lady-lumps - usually taken to mean breasts; can be a synonym for "humps"
Analysis
When reading "My Humps", our initial reaction is to see its central character, Fergie, as a woman of little virtue. She is brand-obsessed, reducing her composite parts themselves to mere buzzwords - her "lady-lumps" - and attempting to entice us with callous marketing strategies (use of "lovely" etc.). However, our attention is drawn to more serious issues by the juxtaposition of her story with that of Will I. Am in the second verse. Here, a young black male meets a girl "down at the disco", and, forcing us to examine modern attitudes to inter-racial partnerships, suggests that they make a sweet metaphorical chocolate milk with their love. In light of this modern treatment of the situation, we are then shown that Fergie is not the cold-hearted harlot she has at first appeared to be - she is, in fact, a self respecting woman, who will "start some drama" if anyone violates her by molesting her "humps". This use of a serious racial issue in an otherwise frivolous context calls to mind John Waters' "Hairspray", perhaps a deliberate parallel. Thus "My Humps" becomes an intriguing exploration of modern attitudes to identity, race and gender.
For Sophie's benefit.