It really brought him down because he could not jam
He puts the boys to sleep with boogie every night
And wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright
In boogie rhythm, he can't blow a note unless a bass
And guitar is playin' with him and the company jumps when he plays reveille
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
A root, a toot, a toodlie-a-da-toot, he blows it eight to the bar
And the company jumps when he plays reveille
And now the company jumps when he plays reveille
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
When he played his boogie woogie bugle, he was busy as a busy bee
The boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
Can't blow a note if a bass and guitar isn't, woh, with him
He was the top man at his craft, but then his number came up
The captain seemed to understand
Andata toodliata-toodliata toot toot, he blows it eight to the bar
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
'Cause they know how it goes when someone gives him a beat
They clap their hands and stamp their feet
And the company jumps when he plays reveille
A root, a toot, a toodli-a-da to toot toot toot, he's blowin' eight to the bar
Woh, woh, he wakes 'em up when he plays reveille
And when he played he made the company jump eight to the bar
He was some boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
He can't blow a note if a bass and guitar isn't with him
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted the band
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
