Mr. Bassman, you've got that certain something
Mr. Bassman, you set that music thumping
To you it's easy
When you go one, two, three
You mean
Yeah!
Mr. Bassman, you're on all the songs
With a-do-do-do-boom-boom
And a-do-do-do-boom-boom-boom
Hey, Mr. Bassman
You're the hidden king of rock and roll
Do-da-ba-ba-ba-bop
No, no, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bop
It don't mean a thing
When the lead is singing
Or when he goes
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi
Hey, Mr. Bassman
I'm asking just one thing
Will you teach me
Mm, yeah, the way you sing
Cause, Mr. Bassman
I wanna be a bassman too
Do-da-ba-ba-ba-bop
Try this
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Hey, Mr. Bassman
I think I'm really with it
Rooda-da-do-do-boom-boom
And a-boom-boom-a-da-do-do-do-do
Come on, Mr. Bassman
Now I'm a bassman too
Do-da-ba-ba-ba-ba-bop
That's it
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
It don't mean a thing when the lead is singing
Or when he goes, aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, aye
Hey, Mr. Bassman, I'm asking just one thing
Will you teach me, yeah, the way you sing
Cause, Mr. Bassman, I wanna be a bassman too
Try this
Hey, Mr. Bassman, I think I'm really with it
Come on, Mr. Bassman
Now I'm a bassman too
Looking good
Looking good