Mr. Bass Man, you've got that certain somethin'
Mr. Bass Man, you set the music thumpin'
To you it's easy when you go 1-2-3,
b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba (b-ba-b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba)
Yeah! Mr. Bass Man, you're on all the songs
With the d-d-boom-boom, and the dit-dit-boom-boom-boom
Hey Mr. Bass Man, you're the hidden King of Rock 'n' Roll,
b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba (b-ba-b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba)
Owww, it don't mean a thing when the lead is singin'
Or when he goes "Hi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yah"
Hey Mr. Bass Man, I'm askin' just one thing:
Will you teach me? Yeah, will you sing?
'Cause Mr. Bass Man, I wanna be a bass man too,
b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba (b-ba-b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba)
(lots of ba-baing)
Mr. Bass Man, you set the music thumpin'
To you it's easy when you go 1-2-3,
b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba (b-ba-b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba)
Yeah! Mr. Bass Man, you're on all the songs
With the d-d-boom-boom, and the dit-dit-boom-boom-boom
Hey Mr. Bass Man, you're the hidden King of Rock 'n' Roll,
b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba (b-ba-b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba)
Owww, it don't mean a thing when the lead is singin'
Or when he goes "Hi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yah"
Hey Mr. Bass Man, I'm askin' just one thing:
Will you teach me? Yeah, will you sing?
'Cause Mr. Bass Man, I wanna be a bass man too,
b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba (b-ba-b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba)
(lots of ba-baing)