Little Drummer Boy
Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
When we come.
Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,
On my drum?
Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum.
Little Drummer Boy
Composed by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry
Simeone
Also know as "Carol of the Drum" the Harry
Simeone Chorale original version was issued 1958. In
1963 20th Century Fox retitled the The Harry Simone
Chorale album, which was issued in 1961 (Sing We Now
of Christmas) to better market the album as "The
Little Drummer Boy".
The lyrics tell the story of a poor young boy who,
unable to afford a gift for the infant Jesus, plays
his drum for the newborn with the Virgin Mary's approval.
The story is similar to an old twelfth-century legend
told by Anatole France as The Juggler of Notre Dame,
which was adapted into an opera in 1902 by Jules Massenet.
In the French legend, however, a juggler juggles before
the statue of the Virgin Mary. In The Little Drummer
Boy, a drummer boy plays on his drum for the infant
Baby Jesus.
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