Song :
A
Intro trumpet :
Bb
D
D
He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way
He had a boogie style that no one else could play
G
He was the top man at his craft
D
But then his number came up
and he was gone with the draft
A G
He's in the army now, a-blowin' reveille
D Bm D Bm D Bm D
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
D
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam
It really brought him down because he couldn't jam
G
The captain seemed to understand
D
Because the next day the cap'
went out and drafted a band
A G
And now the comp'ny jumps, when he plays reveille
D Bm D Bm D Bm D
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
D
A-toot, A-toot, A-toot-diddelyada-toot
He blows it eight-to-the-bar, in boogie rhythm
G
He can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar
D
is playin' with him
A G
He makes the comp'ny jump, when he plays reveille
D Bm D Bm D Bm D
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
Bridge :
D
He was our boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
G
And when he plays boogie woogie bugle
D
he was busy as a 'bzzz' bee
A
And when he plays he makes the company jump
eight-to-the-bar
D
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
Toot-toot-toot, toot-diddelyada, toot-diddelyada
Toot, toot, he blows it eight-to-the-bar
G
He can't blow a note if the bass and guitar isn't with him-a-
A G
and the company jumps, when he plays reveille
D Bm D Bm D Bm D
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
Instrumental :
D D G D A G D
D
He puts the boys asleep with boogie every night
And wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright
G
They clap their hands and stamp their feet
D
Because they know how he plays
when someone gives him a beat
A G
He really breaks it up when he plays reveille
D Bm D Bm D Bm D
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
D
Da-dah-da-dah-da
Da-dah-da-da-dah-da
G
Da-dah-da-da-da
D
Da-dah-da-dah-da
A G
A-a-a-and the company jumps, when he plays reveille
D Bm D Bm D Bm D
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
