� � � � Um, they told me, pa rum pum pum pum pum � � A newborn king to see, pa rum pum pum pum pum � � Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum � � To lay before the king, pa rum pum pum pum � � Little baby, pa rum pum pum pum � � I am a poor girl too, pa rum pum pum pum � � I have no gifts to bring, pa rum pum pum pum � � That's fit to give the king, pa rum pum pum pum � � Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum � � Marry now, pa rum pum pum pum � � The ox and the lamb get a time, little drummer boy � � I played my drums for him, pa rum pum pum pum � � I played my best for him, pa rum pum pum pum � � Then the day he smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum � � Little drummer boy smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum � � Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum � � Laying before our king � � Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum � � No one came to see, pa rum pum pum pum � � Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum � � Too late before the king, pa rum pum pum pum � � Too late before the king, pa rum pum pum pum � � And little drummer boy, oh little drummer boy � � Pa ra ta ta ra ta ta ta ta � � I am a poor girl too, but shall I play for you � � Pa ra ta ta ra ta ta ta ta � � I have no gifts to bring, that's fit to give the king � � Pa ra ta ta ra ta ta ta ta � � Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum � � When we come, on my drum, me and my drum � � Come they told me, a newborn king to see � � We bring in our finest gifts, to lay before the king � � Pa ra ta ta rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum � � Pa rum pum pum pum, pum pum pum pum �