Testi di Mr. Bass Man - Jan & Dean

Mr. Bass Man (originale)

Hey, mister bassman
You’ve got that certain something
Hey, mister bassman
You set that music thumping
To you it’s easy
When you go one, two, three
Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba
You mean ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba
Yes
Hey, mister bassman
You’re on all the songs
With a ba-ba, ba-ba, boom-boom
And a ba-ba-ba-ba, boom-boom-boom-bom
Hey, mister bassman
You’re the hidden king of rock and roll
Ba-ba-ba-ba-boom
No, no, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Oh Well, it don’t mean a thing
When the leader’s singing
Or when he goes
Ay-yi-yi, yi-yi-yi-yi
Hey, mister bassman
I’m asking just one thing
Will you please teach me Yes, the way you sing
'Cause, mister bassman
I wanna be a bassman, too
Ba-ba-ba-ba-boom-ba-boom-ba-boom-boom
Like this, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom
Ba-ba-ba-boom-boom-boom, now you go Boom-boom-boom-boom-ba-boom
Boom-boom-boom-boom-ba-boom
With me now
Boom-ba-boom-ba-boom-ba
Boom-ba-boom-ba-boom-ba
Boom-ba-ba-boom-ba-ba-boom-ba-ba-boom
Ba-ba-boom-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Well, it don’t mean a thing
When the leader’s singing
And when he goes
Ay-yi-yi, yi-yi-yi-yi
Hey, mister bassman
I think I’m really with it Hey, mister boom-a-boom-a-boom
De-de-de-de-de-de, boom-boom-boom-boom
Hey, mister bassman
Now I’m a bassman, too
Ba-ba-ba-ba, de-de-de, boom-da-boom-da-boom Oh, yeah
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da

(traduzione)

Ehi, signor bassista
Hai quel qualcosa di certo
Ehi, signor bassista
Hai impostato quella musica martellante
Per te è facile
Quando vai uno, due, tre
Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba
Intendi ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba
sì
Ehi, signor bassista
Sei su tutti i brani
Con un ba-ba, ba-ba, boom-boom
E un ba-ba-ba-ba, boom-boom-boom-bom
Ehi, signor bassista
Sei il re nascosto del rock and roll
Ba-ba-ba-ba-boom
No, no, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Oh beh, non significa niente
Quando il leader canta
O quando se ne va
Ay-yi-yi, yi-yi-yi-yi
Ehi, signor bassista
Sto chiedendo solo una cosa
Per favore, mi insegni Sì, il modo in cui canti
Perché, signor bassista
Anch'io voglio essere un bassista
Ba-ba-ba-ba-boom-ba-boom-ba-boom-boom
In questo modo, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom
Ba-ba-ba-boom-boom-boom, ora vai Boom-boom-boom-boom-ba-boom
Boom-boom-boom-boom-ba-boom
Con me ora
Boom-ba-boom-ba-boom-ba
Boom-ba-boom-ba-boom-ba
Boom-ba-ba-boom-ba-ba-boom-ba-ba-boom
Ba-ba-boom-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Bene, non significa niente
Quando il leader canta
E quando se ne va
Ay-yi-yi, yi-yi-yi-yi
Ehi, signor bassista
Penso di essere davvero d'accordo. Ehi, signor boom-a-boom-a-boom
De-de-de-de-de-de, boom-boom-boom-boom
Ehi, signor bassista
Ora sono anche un bassista
Ba-ba-ba-ba, de-de-de, boom-da-boom-da-boom Oh, yeah
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da
Da-da-da-boom-da-boom-da