“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.”
The Little Drummer Boy creeps into your subconscious in early December. Then he makes himself a cup of tea and simply refuses to leave. I once hummed the song right through till the end of the following November when it was time to start again.
I first heard all 14 verses on a hot afternoon years ago when Reagan, the eldest of our five children, was practising with 19 other five year olds for the annual Christmas concert at school.
Miss Ellis pounded out the tune on a tinny piano and Miss Fogarty “conducted” the choir, waving her arms enthusiastically.
Kids love The Little Drummer Boy. They giggle and elbow each other and sing “bum, bum, bum, BUM” instead of “pum, pum, pum, PUM” until a teacher notices. It’s a Christmas tradition.
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