作曲 : Wooten U gotta have something on the bottom if u want have a band Gotta have a strong foundation if u gonna make a stand The bass is the center solid as a rock When ur body starts moving u know u just can't stop It's played with the soul not just with the hands By the best bassplayers in the land When the bass starts thumpin' sho 'nuff hits the spot And i hope it never stops STANLEY CLARKE, i tip my hat to u JACO PASTORIUS, u know i love u too LARRY GRAHAM, thank u for all u do Just thumpin' on the bass, just thumpin's on the bass Ow yeah, i'm just thumpin's on the bass Bass player used to be the one standing in the back When JACO played \"donna lee\", it sho' changed that When i first saw STANLEY CLARKE my jaw hit the floor Aw, BOOTSY COLLINS playing \"*** machine\" just give me some mo' LARRY GRAHAM, thank u man, for play that thumb LOUIS JOHNSON, MARCUS MILLER, u gotta give them some ANTHONY JACKSON, PAUL McCARTNEY, CHUNK RAINEY, WILLIE WEEKS I wanna thank u all for making a speak BOOTSY COLLINS, i tip my hat to u MARCUS MILLER, u know i love u too JAMES JAMERSON, thank u for all u do Just thumpin' on the bass, just thumpin's on the bass Ow yeah, i'm just thumpin's on the bass The bass, the bottom, low down funky nasty How can u do? bassline, the bassment, oh yeah~ What would STANLEY say if he were here today? What would JACO say if he were here today? What would LARRY say if he were here today? What would BOOTSY say if he were here today? What would MARCUS say if he were here today? What would ROCCO say if he were here today? ANTHONY JACKSON WILLIE WEEKS RAY BROWN ROBERT WILSON STANLEY CLARKE, i tip my hat to u JACO PASTORIUS, u know i love u too LARRY GRAHAM, thank u for all u do EVERYONE, we owe it all to u And to all the other masters of the low-end Thanx fo doing what u do We love u and we haven't fogotten