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