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Artist: Johnny Mathis
Canonical path: /johnny-mathis/the-little-drummer-boy
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Little Drummer Boy
Read The Little Drummer Boy lyrics by Johnny Mathis on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Little Drummer Boy
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Come they told me, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
A new born king to see, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
To lay before the king, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
Rum-pa-pum-pum
Rum-pa-pum-pum
So to honor him, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
When we come
Baby Jesu, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
I am a poor boy too, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
I have no gift to bring, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
That's fit to give our king, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
Rum-pa-pum-pum
Rum-pa-pum-pum
Shall I play for you, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
O-on my drum
Mary nodded, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
I played my drum for him, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
I played my best for him, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
Rum-pa-pum-pum
Rum-pa-pum-pum
Then he smiled at me, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
Me and my drum
Rum-pa-pum-pum
Me and my drum
Rum-pa-pum-pum
Me and my drum
Rum-pa-pum-pum (fade)
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Johnny Mathis performs "The Little Drummer Boy", and this lyric page sits inside the Johnny Mathis catalog on LyroVerse.
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