BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY LYRICS

BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY
It’s the boogie woogie bugle boy!  Oh!  Yeah!
Boogie Woogie!  Boogie woogie!
Men: (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.

Boogie Woogie!  Boogie Woogie!
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 comp’ny jumps when he plays reveille,
He’s the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.

A toot!  (A toot!)  A toot diddle and-a 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 ‘im.
He makes the comp’ny jump 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 boo--gie woogie bugle he is busy as a buzz – ie bee.
And when he plays he makes the company jump in eight to the bar.
He’s the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.

He blows it eight to the bar.
He can’t play a note (unless the bass and guitar) is playin with ‘im.
He makes the company jump playin’ reveille,
He’s the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B. Yeah! / Company B!
Hear him play!  Play for Company B.
He’s the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.

He, he, oh how does (huz) he
Put 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 toot!  (A toot!)  A toot diddle and-a 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 ‘im.
/ And the comp’ny jumps when he plays reveille,
He’s the boogie woogie bugle boy of …(rest) … Company B.
Company B!  Yeah, Company B!  Yeah, Company B!  Yeah!