He was a famous trumpet man

"Boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B"

He was a famous trumpet man
From old 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
Blowin' reveille
He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy
Of Company B

They made him blow a bugle
For his Uncle Sam
I 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-toot a-toot A-toot diddle-ee-ada-toot
He blows it eight to the bar
In boogie rhythm
He can't blow a note
Unless the bass and guitar
Is playin' with 'im
He makes the company jump
When he plays reveille
He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy
Of Company B

He was the boogie-woogie bugle boy
Of Company B
And when he plays boogie-woogie bugle
He's as busy as a bzz bee
And when he plays
He makes the company jump
Eight to the bar
He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy
Of Company B

Toot toot toot
Toot diddle-ee-ada-toot-diddle-ee-ada
Toot toot he blows it eight to the bar
He can't blow a note
If the bass and guitar
Isn't playin' with 'im
A-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
Because they know how he plays
When someone gives him a beat
He really breaks it up
When he plays reveille
He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy
Of Company B

A-and the company jumps
When he plays reveille
He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy
Of Company B

Raye & Hughie Prince

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