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Little Drummer Boy

Christmas Songs
Track 21 on A New Age Christmas 
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Little Drummer Boy Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Come thy told me
Pa rum pum pum-pum
A newborn 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

[Verse 2]
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 our 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
[Verse 3]
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

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This song is sung by many people during Christmas time because it is a happy song that has a lot of emotion from the lyrics. This song talks about a little drummer boy on his way to Jerusalem to see baby Jesus. On his way, he has to overcome many obstacles. When he gets to the stable there are a bunch of gifts that are way too much for a little drummer boy to afford. To make up for the loss of gifts he decides to offer to play a simple beat that the baby Jesus loved.

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Who wrote “Little Drummer Boy” by Christmas Songs?
A New Age Christmas (1996)
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    Merry Gentlemen
  2. 2.
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  3. 3.
    White Christmas
  4. 4.
    Oh Tannenbaum
  5. 5.
    Jesus Joy (Missing Lyrics)
  6. 6.
    Oh Come Emmanuel
  7. 7.
    Silent Night
  8. 8.
    Here We Come a Caroling
  9. 9.
    It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
  10. 10.
    Oh Holy Night
  11. 11.
    The Twelve Days of Christmas
  12. 12.
    A Virgin Un-Spotted
  13. 13.
    Noel (Missing Lyrics)
  14. 14.
    Joy to the World
  15. 15.
    Away in a Manger
  16. 16.
    Deck The Halls / I Saw Three Ships / Good King Wenceslas (Medley)
  17. 17.
    Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
  18. 18.
    What Child Is This?
  19. 19.
    Carol of the Bells / Ding Dong Merrily on High (Medley)
  20. 20.
    Sleigh Ride
  21. 21.
    Little Drummer Boy
  22. 22.
    Tell It on the Mountain
  23. 23.
    Coventry Carol
  24. 24.
    Three Kings
  25. 25.
    Nutcracker (Missing Lyrics)
  26. 26.
    Up on the Rooftop
  27. 27.
    Angels We Have Heard on High
  28. 28.
    Prepare Thyself Zion (Missing Lyrics)
  29. 29.
    Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
  30. 30.
    Gabriel’s Message / Masters in the Hall (Medley) (Missing Lyrics)
  31. 31.
    I Saw Three Ships
  32. 32.
    Oh Come All Ye Faithful / Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Medley)
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