Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

He was a famous trumpet man from round Chicago wayHe had a boogie style that no one else could playHe was the top man at his craftBut then his number came up and he was caught in the draftHe's in the army now, a-blowin' reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle SamIt really brought him down because he couldn't jamThe captain seemed to understandBecause the next day the cap' went out and drafted a bandAnd now the company jumps when he plays reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

A-root, a-toot, a-toot-diddelyada-tootHe blows it eight-to-the-bar, in boogie rhythmHe can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playin' with himHe makes the company jump when he plays reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

He was our boogie woogie bugle boy of Company BAnd when he plays boogie woogie bugle he was busy as a 'bzzz' beeAnd when he plays he makes the company jump eight-to-the-barHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

Toot-toot-toot, toot-diddelyada, toot-diddelyadaToot, toot, he blows it eight-to-the-barHe can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playin with himA-a-a-and the company jumps when he plays reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

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He puts the boys asleep with boogie every nightAnd wakes 'em up the same way in the early brightThey clap their hands and stamp their feetBecause they know how he plays when someone gives him a beatHe really breaks it up when he plays reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company BDa-dah-da-dah-daDa-dah-da-da-dah-daDa-dah-da-da-daDa-dah-da-da-da

A-a-a-and the company jumps when he plays reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B!