Count, they told me, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa A newborn king to see, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa Our finest gifts we bring, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa To lay before the king, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa So to honor him, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa When we come Little baby, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa I am a poor boy too, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa I have no gift to bring, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa That's fit to give our king, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa Shall I play for you, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa Mary nodded, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa The ox and lamb kept time, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa I played my drum for him, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa I played my best for him, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa Then he smiled at me, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa Me and my drum Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh They told me, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa A new boy came to see, pa-rum-pa-pa-pa Me and my drum Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Pa-rum-pa-pa-pa Thanks for watching!