C
Be was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way
C7
Be had a boogie style that no one else could play
F
Be was the top man of his craft
C
But then his number came up and he was gone to the draft
G7 F7
Beʼs in the army now, ablowinʼ reveille
C
Beʼs the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
They made him blow his bugle for his uncle Sam
It really brought him down because he couldnʼt 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
Beʼs the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
Chorus:
C
A toot, a toot a toot diddle ah-da toot
C
Be blows it eight to the bar in boogie rhythm
F C
Be canʼt blow a note unless a bass and guitar is playing with him
G7 F7
Be makes the company jump when he plays reveille
C
Beʼs the boogie woogie bugle boy from Company B
Be 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
Be really breaks it up, when he plays the reveille
Beʼs the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
Chorus.
