The Little Drummer Boy

a 1941 Christmas song
words and music by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone

This sheet music is a 1958 publication.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment:


Lyrics

  1. Come they 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
  2. Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum
    I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
    I have no gifts 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
  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

Sung here by Fred Feild: