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He was a famous trumpet man |
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>From old Chicago way |
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He had a boogie style |
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That no one else could play |
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He was the top man at his craft |
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But then his number came up |
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And he was gone with the draft |
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He's in the army now |
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Blowin' reveille |
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He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B |
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They made him blow a bugle |
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For his Uncle Sam |
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It really brought him down |
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Because he couldn't jam |
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The Captain seemed to understand |
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Because the next day the Cap' |
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Went out and drafted a band |
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And now the company jumps |
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When he plays reveille |
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He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B |
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A-toot a-toot |
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A-toot diddle-ee-ada-toot |
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He blows it eight to the bar |
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In boogie rhythm |
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He can't blow a note |
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Unless the bass and guitar |
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Is playin' with 'im |
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He makes the company jump |
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When he plays reveille |
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He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B |
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He was the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B |
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And when he plays boogie-woogie bugle |
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He's as busy as a bzz bee |
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And when he plays he makes the company jump |
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Eight to the bar |
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He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B |
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Toot toot toot |
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Toot diddle-ee-ada-toot-diddle-ee-ada |
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Toot toot he blows it eight to the bar |
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He can't blow a note |
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If the bass and guitar |
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Isn't playin' with 'im |
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A-and the company jumps |
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When he plays reveille |
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He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B |
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He puts the boys to sleep |
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With boogie every night |
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And wakes them up the same way |
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In the early bright |
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They clap their hands and stamp their feet |
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Because they know how he plays |
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When someone gives him a beat |
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He really breaks it up |
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When he plays reveille |
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He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B |
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A-and the company jumps |
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When he plays reveille |
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He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B |