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"The Little Drummer Boy," also known as "Carol of the Drum," is a popular Christmas song, written by Katherine K. Davis. It was popularized by the version of the Harry Simeone Chorale and has been adapted many times since.
The song has its roots in a French legend turned short story and play called "The Juggler of Notre Dame," wherein a juggler who has lost his faith performs his act in front of a statue of Mary, since he has no gift to leave in front of it. The story varies in certain details, but all have a miracle occur when Mary somehow acknowledges this gift.
Album releases
- Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Singing Songs of Christmas (1965)
- Christmas with the Brady Bunch (1970)
- Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas (1996)
- Rudolph, Frosty and Friends' Favorite Christmas Songs (1996)
- A Flintstones Motown Christmas (1999)
- The Looney Tunes Kwazy Christmas (2000)
- Jingle Jangle Jingle with Hi-5 (2004)
- A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas (2006)
- Glee: The Music, the Christmas Album Volume 2 (2011)
Lyrics
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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