Oh, yeah
If you were to take a stroll down the street in the late 1950s
And witnessed a quartet singing on the block
This is what it would sound like
Oh, yeah
He was a famous trumpet man from out 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, he's blowin' 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 could not jam
The captain seemed to understand
Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted the band
And now the company jumps when he plays reveille
If you were to take a stroll down the street in the late 1950s
And witnessed a quartet singing on the block
This is what it would sound like
Oh, yeah
He was a famous trumpet man from out 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, he's blowin' 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 could not jam
The captain seemed to understand
Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted the band
And now the company jumps when he plays reveille
Now, if you were to take that same walk
Down that same block in the early 90s
This is what the quartet would've sounded like
Yes, yes, yes
Don’t you know I sit around
With my head hanging down
And I wonder
Who’s lovin’ you
As we continue to take this walk in the 90s
This is what the quartet sounds like
Tonight, tonight, oh, oh
This is 2003 and this is what the quartet sounds like now
