a young boy stood one day
To hear the band rehearsing the
tunes that they would play
Well, they wouldn't let him inside,
cause there wasn't any room in there
And when asked why he listened,
he said, I'm just wonderin' where
When that first trumpet sounds
It's gonna wake me up in there
That brought such a big effort
Because nobody seems to bother
But when that band starts swinging
When that first trumpet sounds
It's gonna waken up the dead
Where shall I be when it's time?
Until I hear that trumpet
Well, I won't know where I'm headin'
And the way there isn't very clear
But play that happy music
You're gonna wake it up today
Oh tell me where shall I be
I wanna know where, where shall I be
Where shall I be, won't you tell me