[Kenny Trimble:]
Mister bass man,
You got that certain something.
Mister bass man,
You set the music thumping.
To you it's easy
When you go (one two three)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba?
[Larry Hooper — Mr. Bass man:]
You mean
Ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba?
[Kenny Trimble:]
Yeah!
Mister bass man,
You're on all the song
With the 'ba ba ba boom boom'
And the 'ba-ba ba-ba-ba-boom'.
Hey mister bass man,
You're the hidden king of rock and roll!
Ba ba ba ba ba ba?
[Larry Hooper — Mr. Bass Man:]
No-no
Ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba!
[Kenny Trimble:]
Oh!
It don't mean a thing
When the leader's singing
Or when he goes
Ei-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi!
Mister bass man,
I'm asking just one thing
Will you teach me
Hm-m, yeah, the way you sing?
Mister bass man,
I wanna a bass man too
Ba ba ba ba ba ba?
[Larry Hooper — Mr. Bass man:]
That's it,
Ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba!
[Kenny Trimble:]
Mister bass man,
I really think I'm with it
With the 'ba ba ba boom boom'
And the 'di-dit di-dit ba-bam'
Hey, mister bass man,
Now I'm a bass man too
Ba ba ba ba ba ba?
[Larry Hooper — Mr. Bass Man:]
That's it,
Ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba!
[Boo-booming and ba-baming one after another and together]
[Kenny Trimble:]
It don't mean a thing
When the leader's singing
Or when he goes
Ei-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi!
Mister bass man,
I'm asking just one thing
Will you teach me
Hm-m, yeah, the way you sing?
'cause Mister bass man,
I wanna a bass man too
Ba ba ba ba ba ba?
[Larry Hooper — Mr. Bass Man:]
That's it,
Ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba!
[Boo-booming and ba-baming one after another and together again]