[00:15.186]He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way.
[00:17.925]He had a boogie style that no one else could play.
[00:20.438]He was the top man at his craft,
[00:22.458]But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft.
[00:25.499]He's in the army now. He's blowin' reveille.
[00:27.767]He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
[00:30.794]They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam.
[00:33.054]It really brought him down because he could not jam.
[00:35.319]The captain seemed to understand,
[00:37.626]Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted the band.
[00:40.634]And now the company jumps when he plays reveille.
[00:43.148]He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
[00:45.907]A root, a toot, a toodlie-a-da-toot.
[00:47.669]He blows it eight to the bar in boogie rhythm.
[00:50.934]He can't blow a note unless a bass and guitar
[00:53.223]Is playin' with him.
[00:55.480]And the company jumps when he plays reveille.
[00:58.243]He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
[01:01.253]He was some boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
[01:06.273]And when he played his boogie woogie bugle
[01:08.502]He was busy as a busy bee.
[01:10.768]And when he played he made the company jump eight to the bar.
[01:13.336]He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
[01:15.846]Andata toodliata-toodliata toot toot
[01:18.099]He blows it eight to the bar.
[01:20.868]He can't blow a note if a bass and guitar
[01:23.385]Isn't with him.
[01:25.835]And the company jumps when he plays reveille.
[01:28.624]He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
[01:46.196]He puts the boys to sleep with boogie every night,
[01:48.677]And wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright.
[01:51.227]They clap their hands and stamp their feet,
[01:53.496]'cause they know how it goes when someone gives him a beat.
[01:56.254]Woah, woah, he wakes 'em up when he plays reveille.
[01:58.776]The boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
[02:01.361]A root, a toot, a toodli-a-da to toot toot toot
[02:03.903]He's blowin' eight to the bar.
[02:06.477]Yeah, he can't blow a note if a bass and guitar
[02:08.735]Isn't, woah, with him.
[02:11.244]And the company jumps when he plays reveille.
[02:13.749]He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.