He was a famous trumper man from out Chicago way He had a poker 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, I'm known as Reveille 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 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 He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B A toot, a toot, a toot to that a toot He blows an A to the bar In boogie rhythm he can't blow a note Unless the bass and guitar is playing with him He makes the company jump when he plays Reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B He was a boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B And when he played boogie woogie bugle He's as busy as a boobie And when he plays he makes the company jump A to the bar He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B A toot, a toot, a toot to that a toot He blows an A to the bar But you can't blow a note if the bass and guitar isn't with him And the company jumps when he plays Reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B He puts the boys to sleep with boogie every night And wakes them up the same way in the early Friday 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 Reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B And the company jumps when he plays Reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B