Little Drummer Boy

• By: Pentatonix

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel towards a place
king /kɪŋ/ A1	noun - a male monarch
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - something given to someone without payment
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
drum /drʌm/ A1	noun - a musical instrument played by beating verb - to play a drum
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child
poor /pʊr/ A2	adjective - having little money
smile /smaɪl/ A2	verb - to make a facial expression of happiness
finest /ˈfaɪ.nɪst/ B1	adjective - of the highest quality
honor /ˈɒn.ər/ B2	verb - to regard with great respect

Grammar:

• "A newborn King to see"

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "to see" indicates the purpose of "a newborn King" — why he is brought or present.

• "I am a poor boy too"

  ➔ Use of "too" for addition or agreement

  ➔ "Too" indicates that the singer is also a poor boy, showing agreement or addition.

• "I have no gift to bring"

  ➔ Use of "no" with noun to indicate negation or absence

  ➔ "No gift" indicates the absence of any gift, emphasizing humility and lack.

• "Shall I play for you?"

  ➔ Use of "shall" to make a polite offer or suggestion, especially in questions

  ➔ "Shall" is used here to politely offer playing the drum, making the question more formal and courteous.

• "The ox and lamb kept time"

  ➔ Past simple tense to describe a completed action

  ➔ "Kept" is the past tense of "keep", indicating that the ox and lamb maintained the rhythm or time during the play.

• "Then He smiled at me"

  ➔ Simple past tense to indicate completed action in the past

  ➔ "Smiled" is the past tense of "smile", showing that the smile happened after the drum playing, reflecting a completed action.

• "Me and my drum"

  ➔ Use of conjunction "and" to connect two nouns

  ➔ "Me and my drum" connects the singer and his instrument, emphasizing their relationship in the performance.