Don Raye - 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 at his craft But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft He's in the army now blowing 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 toodlie-a-da-toot, he blows it eight to the bar, in boogie rhythm He can't blow a note unless the ba** and guitar is playing with him 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 was busy as a bee And when he plays he makes the company jump eight to the bar He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B He blows it eight to the bar He can't blow a note if the ba** and guitar isn't with him 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 boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B And the company jumps when he plays reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B