BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY

Words and Music by

DON RAYE and HUGHIE PRINCE
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fa - mous trum - pet man

(2nd time inst. solo ad lib.

out Chi - ca - go

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had

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boo - gie style that

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else could

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play.

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top

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man

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craft,

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but then his

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num - ber came up

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re - veil - le.

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night,

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boo - gie woo - gie

bu - gle boy

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real - ly brought
wakes them
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made him blow a

bu - gle for his
puts the boys to sleep with boo - gie

be - cause
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in

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jam.
bright.

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cap - tain
clap
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beat.

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next day the

know how he

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when some - one

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toot - di - dle

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toot. He blows

eight

to

the

bar

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bass and gui - tar

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play - in

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he plays

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with

him.

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boo - gie woo - gie

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gie woo - gie

bu - gle

boy

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