Come, they told me, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum A newborn King to see, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum Of finest gifts we bring, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum To lay before the King, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum So to honor Him, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum When we come Little Jesus, 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 a King, pa-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 play my drum for Him, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum I play my best for Him, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum Then He smiled at me, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum Me and my drum