Hey, mister bassman You've got that certain something Hey, mister bassman You set that music thumping To you it's easy When you go one, two, three Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba You mean ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba
Yes Hey, mister bassman You're on all the songs With a ba-ba, ba-ba, boom-boom And a ba-ba-ba-ba, boom-boom-boom-bom Hey, mister bassman You're the hidden king of rock and roll Ba-ba-ba-ba-boom No, no, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Oh Well, it don't mean a thing When the leader's singing Or when he goes Ay-yi-yi, yi-yi-yi-yi Hey, mister bassman I'm asking just one thing Will you please teach me Yes, the way you sing 'Cause, mister bassman I wanna be a bassman, too Ba-ba-ba-ba-boom-ba-boom-ba-boom-boom Like this, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom Ba-ba-ba-boom-boom-boom, now you go Boom-boom-boom-boom-ba-boom Boom-boom-boom-boom-ba-boom With me now Boom-ba-boom-ba-boom-ba Boom-ba-boom-ba-boom-ba Boom-ba-ba-boom-ba-ba-boom-ba-ba-boom Ba-ba-boom-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Well, it don't mean a thing When the leader's singing And when he goes Ay-yi-yi, yi-yi-yi-yi Hey, mister bassman I think I'm really with it Hey, mister boom-a-boom-a-boom De-de-de-de-de-de, boom-boom-boom-boom Hey, mister bassman Now I'm a bassman, too Ba-ba-ba-ba, de-de-de, boom-da-boom-da-boom Oh, yeah Da-da-da-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da