He was a famous trumpet man out Chicago wayHe had a boogie style that no one else could playHe was the top man at his craft, but then his number came upAnd he was gone with the draft, he's in the army now a blowin' reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle SamIt really brought him down because he could not jamThe captain seemed to understandBecause the next day the cap' went out and drafted the bandAnd now the company jumps when he plays reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
A root, a toot, a toodlie-a-da-toot, he blows it eight to the barIn boogie rhythm, he can't blow a note unless a bassAnd guitar is playin' with him and the company jumps when he plays reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company BHe was some boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
When he played his boogie woogie bugle, he was busy as a busy beeAnd when he played he made the company jump eight to the barHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company BAndata toodliata-toodliata, toot, toot, he blows it eight to the barHe can't blow a note if a bass and guitar isn't with himAnd the company jumps when he plays reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
He puts the boys to sleep with boogie every nightAnd wakes 'em up the same way in the early brightThey clap their hands and stamp their feet'Cause they know how it goes when someone gives him a beatWoh, woh, he wakes 'em up when he plays reveilleThe boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
A root, a toot, a toodli-a-da to, toot, toot, toot, he's blowin' eight to the barCan't blow a note if a bass and guitar isn't, woh, with himAnd the company jumps when he plays reveilleHe's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B