Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
music by Don Raye
lyric by Hughie Prince

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 caught in 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 comp'ny jumps when he plays reveille,
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.

A toot! A toot! A toot diddle ah 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 'im.
He makes the comp'ny jump when he plays reveille,
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.

Puts the boys to sleep with "boogie" ev'ry 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.