Bass Tribute (Wooten Victor)

You gotta have somethin' on the bottom if you want have a band Gotta have a strong foundation if you gonna make a stand The bass is the center solid as a rock When you're body starts moving you know you 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 you Jaco Pastorius, you know I love you too Larry Graham, thank you for all you do Thumpin' just thumpin' on the bass, just thumpin' on the bass Auh yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass Bass players used to be the one standin' in the back When Jaco played, "Donna Lee", it sho' changed that When I first saw Stanley Clarke, my jaw hit the floor Auh, Bootsy Collins playin' sex machine baby, just give me some mo' Larry Graham, thank you man, for play that thumb Louis Johnson and Marcus Miller, you gotta give them some Anthony Jackson, Paul McCartney, Chunk Rainey, Willie Weeks I wanna thank you all for makin' a speak Bootsy Collins, I tip my hat to you Marcus Miller, you know I love you too James Jamerson, thank you for all you do Thumpin' just thumpin' on the bass, just thumpin' on the bass Auh yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass The bass, the bottom, low down funky nasty How low can you go, 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 you Jaco Pastorius, you know I love you too Larry Graham, thank you for all you do Everyone, I owe it all to you And to all the other masters of the low-end Thanks for doin' what you do We love you and we haven't forgotten