He was a famous trumpet man from Old 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, a blowing revelie 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 cap'n seemed to understand Because the next day the cap went and drafted a band And now the company jumps when he plays revelie He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B A toot A toot Atootie a Toot He blows an 8 to the bar He cant play a note unless a bass or guitar are playing with him he makes the company jump when he plays revelie He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B He was a boogie woogie bugle boy of company B And when he plays boogie woogie bugle he was busy as a Bzzz bee And when he plays he makes the company jump 8 to the bar He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B Toot toot toot He blows it 8 to the bar He cant a blow a note unless a bass or guitar are playing with him He he he The company jumps when he plays revelie He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B Puts the boys to sleep with boogie every night He wakes 'em 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 revelie He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B He he he The company jumps when he plays revelie He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B