Come, they told me, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum A newborn 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 So to honor him, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum When we come Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Good old baby, 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 Shall I play for you, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum 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 Then he smiled at me, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum Me and my drum pa-rum-pa-pum-pum Then he smiled at me, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum I had no gifts to bring, that was fit for a king So I played my drum, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum My drum Mary nodded, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum The ox and lamb kept time with me and my drum Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum I played my best for him I played my drum My drum