Hulkulele

If I ran a game store I would play the song Hulkulele by Nuclear Bubble Wrap.

Most people don't know that The Incredible Hulk wants to spend some quality time with a ukulele. Nuclear Bubble Wrap knows and they wrote a song about it. The tune follows Hulk as he tries to fulfill his goal, and throughout he is thwarted by his own size and the jibes of Spider-Man and Wolverine. There's a bit of sulky Hulk in the lyrics but the green guy does okay in the end.

Hulkulele is a gentle tune led by a keyboard in steel drum mode, highlighted with ukulele riffs, and possessing a hint of Caribbean sound. As told by NBW's Jace, "one of my roommates has a pair of Hulk hands. Another one has a ukulele. Somehow that led to this song existing."

The current version of the song was released in February 2012 as a sort of pre-release version. Jace stated on WeirdAlForum.com that the song was due for a "drastic overhaul" to "make it sound a lot more like a reggae song" in an effort to match the tone of then-upcoming album Psycho Delicacy. Instead the song was released unchanged on the Abracadaver EP in April 2012.

Hulkulele on The FuMP

Hulkulele lyrics

I'm giant, I'm strong and the mutant of the town 

You know that I'm near when a building tumbles down 

But smashing and bashing has never been my goal 

'Cause really, deep down I got the music in my soul 

I'm the Hulk, and I just wanna play the ukulele, oh 

But I sulk when the others tell me that I'm crazy, oh 

Spider-Man says that I can't 'cause my hands will crush it flat 

I'm the Hulk and I just wanna play the ukulele 

So I got up the nerve and went to the music store 

And they told me they'd bill me for that broken door 

I tried playing one and it was going pretty bad 

And expensive objects don't like me when I'm mad 

What started as "Hulk strum!" devolved into "Hulk smash!" 

I offered some lab coats because I had no cash 

At that point I felt like my music dream was done 

And for once in my life I felt like the puny one 

I'm the Hulk and I just wanna play the ukulele, oh 

But I sulk when the others tell me that I'm crazy, oh 

Wolverine says that I can't 'cause my hands will crush it flat 

I'm the Hulk and I just wanna play the ukulele 

I clear the pools when I swim 

I wreck the stage when I dance 

Got a lifetime ban from football 

And I ripped all my leather pants 

But still, I marvel at the ukulele looking for a sign 

And I know I have a song in me that's gonna smash your mind 

And I'm angry and I scream and then it makes me feel so green 

Then one day I woke up and much to my surprise 

There was a giant ukulele right before my eyes 

With chrome-plated strings and a can of superglue 

Along with a banner that said "To Hulk, Love Bruce" 

Now I play through the day and I play into the night 

And I play for the army whenever they stop by 

So make sure you're watching when my first concert's shown 

'Cause I'm the most smashing ukulele player ever known 

I'm the Hulk and I just wanna play the ukulele, oh 

But I sulk when the others tell me that I'm crazy, oh 

Don't tell me that I can't or my hands will crush you flat 

I'm the Hulk and I just wanna play the ukulele