U gotta have something on the bottom if U want to have a
band
Gotta have a strong foundation if U gonna make a stand
The ba** is center solid as a rock
When your body starts moving U know U just can't
stop
It's played with the soul not just with the hands
By the best ba** players in the land
When the ba** 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 ba**, just thumpin' on the ba**
ow yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the ba**
Ba** players used tobe the one standing in the back
When Jaco first played "Donna Lee", it sho' changed that
When I first saw Stanley Clarke my jaw hit the floor
Bootsy Collins playing "Sex Machine" just give me
some mo'
Larry Graham, thank U man, for playing that thumb
Louis Johnson, Marcus Miller, U gotta give them
some
Anthony Jackson, Paul McCartney, Chuck Rainey, Willie
Weeks
I wanna thank U all for making it 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 ba**, just thumpin' on the ba**
ow yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the ba**
The ba**, the bottom, low down funky nasty,
How low can U go? Ba** Line. The Ba**ment.
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 you
And to all the the other masters of the low end
Thanks for doing what U do
We love U and we haven't forgotten