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You gotta have somethin' on the bottom if you want have a band |
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Gotta have a strong foundation if you gonna make a stand |
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The bass is the center solid as a rock |
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When you're body starts moving you know you just can't stop |
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It's played with the soul not just with the hands |
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By the best bassplayers in the land |
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When the bass starts thumpin' sho' 'nuff hits the spot |
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And I hope it never stops |
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Stanley Clarke, I tip my hat to you |
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Jaco Pastorius, you know I love you too |
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Larry Graham, thank you for all you do |
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Thumpin' just thumpin' on the bass, just thumpin' on the bass |
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Auh yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass |
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Bass players used to be the one standin' in the back |
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When Jaco played, "Donna Lee", it sho' changed that |
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When I first saw Stanley Clarke, my jaw hit the floor |
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Auh, Bootsy Collins playin' sex machine baby, just give me some mo' |
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Larry Graham, thank you man, for play that thumb |
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Louis Johnson and Marcus Miller, you gotta give them some |
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Anthony Jackson, Paul McCartney, Chunk Rainey, Willie Weeks |
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I wanna thank you all for makin' a speak |
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Bootsy Collins, I tip my hat to you |
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Marcus Miller, you know I love you too |
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James Jamerson, thank you for all you do |
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Thumpin' just thumpin' on the bass, just thumpin' on the bass |
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Auh yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass |
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The bass, the bottom, low down funky nasty |
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How low can you go, bassline, the bassment? Oh yeah |
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What would Stanley say if he were here today? |
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What would Jaco say if he were here today? |
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What would Larry say if he were here today? |
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What would Bootsy say if he were here today? |
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What would Marcus say if he were here today? |
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What would Rocco say if he were here today? |
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Anthony Jackson, Willie Weeks |
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Ray Brown, Robert Wilson |
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Stanley Clarke, I tip my hat to you |
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Jaco Pastorius, you know I love you too |
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Larry Graham, thank you for all you do |
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Everyone, I owe it all to you |
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[Incomprehensible] |
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And to all the other masters of the low-end |
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Thanks for doin' what you do |
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We love you and we haven't forgotten |
