The bump was a primarily 1970s fad dance introduced by Johnny Spruce in which the main move is to lightly "bump" hips on every other beat of the music. As the dance (and the evening) progressed, the bumping could become more intimate, bumping hip to backside, low bending, etc. There were several songs that were inspired by the bump, such as "The Bump" by Kenny and "Lady Bump" by Penny McLean, but the song that is most remembered[who?] is "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" by George Clinton and Parliament, which was released in 1976. The lyric in the song is "we want the funk", but has been mistaken for "we want the bump". In the UK, possibly the most popular and evocative song[dubious – discuss] used for this dance was "Nutbush City Limits" by "Ike & Tina Turner".
One two three bump
One two three bump
There's a new dance that is going around called the bump
Do the bump
You can do it to the rhythm of that rock n roll sound its the bump
Do the bump
Hey hey hi de ho here we go nice and slow
Hey hey hi de hi standing by your baby's side
Hey hey hi de he count it out long with me
One two three bump
One two three bump
Come on everybody do the bump
One two three bump
One two three bump
One two three bump
There's a new dance that is going around called the bump
Do the bump
You can do it to the rhythm of that rock n roll sound its the bump
Do the bump
Knick knack paddy whack now you're standing back to back
Knick knock on the door bump your baby a little more
Knick knock feelin fine do the bump just one more time
One two three bump
One two three bump
Come on everybody do the bump
One two three bump
One two three bump
There's a new dance that is going around called the bump
Do the bump
You can do it to the rhythm of that rock and roll sound
It's the bump
Do the bump
