AUTHOR: Henry Onerati, Katherine Davis and Harry Simeone, 1958
Come, they told me, pa rum pum pum pum Our newborn King to see, pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts to 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. Baby Jesus, 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 a 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? 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.