He was a
famous trumpet man from out Chicago way.
He had a
boogie style that no one else could play.
He was the
top man at his craft,
but then his
number came up and he was gone with the draft.
He's in the
army now. He's blowin' reveille.
He's the
boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
They made him
blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam.
It really
brought him down because he could not jam.
The captain
seemed to understand,
because the
next day the cap' went out and drafted the band.
And now the
company jumps when he plays reveille.
He's the
boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
A root, a
toot, a toodlie-a-da-toot.
He blows it
eight to the bar in boogie rhythm.
He can't blow
a note unless a bass and guitar
is playin'
with him.
And the
company jumps when he plays reveille.
He's the
boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
He was some
boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
And when he
played his boogie woogie bugle
he was busy
as a busy bee.
And when he
played he made the company jump eight to the bar.
He's the
boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
Andata
toodliata-toodliata toot toot
he blows it
eight to the bar.
He can't blow
a note if a bass and guitar
isn't with
him.
And the
company jumps when he plays reveille.
He's the
boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
He puts the
boys to sleep with boogie every night,
and wakes 'em
up the same way in the early bright.
They clap
their hands and stamp their feet,
'cause they
know how it goes when someone gives him a beat.
Woah, woah,
he wakes 'em up when he plays reveille.
The boogie
woogie bugle boy of company B.
A root, a
toot, a toodli-a-da to toot toot toot
he's blowin'
eight to the bar.
Yeah, he
can't blow a note if a bass and guitar
isn't, woah,
with him.
And the
company jumps when he plays reveille.
He's the
boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.