Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 1941

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 30 May 2006
2006

He was a famous trumpet man
and he was tops I'll say,
He had a boogie style
that no one else could play.
He was the best man in the land
but then he went and joined up
and now he thinks that it's grand,
he's in the Army now blowin' reveille
he's the Boogie Woogie
Bugle Boy of Company B

They made him blow a bugle
ev'ry morn at five
it really brought him down
because he couldn't jive
the Captain seemed to understand
because the next day the 'cap'
went out to call up a band,
and now the comp'ny jumps
to his reveille
he's the Boogie Woogie
Bugle Boy of Company B.

A toot! A toot!
A toot diddle ahda toot
He blows it eight to the bar
in 'boogie' rhythm
he can't blow a note
unless a bass and guitar
is playin' with 'im
he makes the comp'ny jump
to his reveille
he's the Boogie Woogie
Bugle Boy of Company B

He puts the boys to sleep
with 'boogie' ev'ry 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
They really break it up
to his reveille
he's the Boogie Woogie
Bugle Boy of Company B

A toot! A toot!
A toot diddle ahda toot
He blows it eight to the bar
in 'boogie' rhythm
he can't blow a note
unless a bass and guitar
is playin' with 'im
he makes the comp'ny jump
to his reveille
he's the Boogie Woogie
Bugle Boy of Company B

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 1941
by Don Raye & Hughie Prince
© MCMXLI by Leeds Music Corp.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 30 May 2006 at 20.50
in association with Doug Grierson
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