Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Lyrics

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 of his craft,
But then his number came up, and he was gone with the draft
He's in the army now, a'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 couldn't jam.
The captain seemed to understand,
Because the next day, the "cap" went out and drafted a 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 tootle-li-ah-dah, toot
He blows it eight to the bar
He can't blow a note unless a bass and guitar is playing with 'em.
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 plays boogie woogie bugle, he was busy as a busy bee.
And when he played, he made the company jump in eight to the bar,
He's the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B.

A, da, da, tootle-li-ah-dah, tootle-li-ah-dah, toot-toot,
He blows it eight to the bar.
He can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar are playin' with 'em.
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 them up the same way in the early bright.
They clap their hands and stamp their feet,
'Cuz they know how it goes when someone gives 'em a beat,
Whoa, whoa, he breaks it up when he plays Reveille.
The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B.

A root, a toot, a tootle-li-ah-day, toot, he blows it eight to the bar, yeah,
Can't blow a not if a bass and guitar doesn't blow with him.
And the company jumps when he plays Reveille.
He's the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B!