Little Drummer Boy

• By: for KING + COUNTRY
• Album: burn the ships

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
king /kɪŋ/ A2	noun - a male monarch
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - something given voluntarily without payment in return
drum /drʌm/ A1	noun - a musical instrument played by beating verb - to play a drum
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
poor /pʊr/ A2	adjective - having little money
smile /smaɪl/ A2	verb - to make a facial expression of happiness
honor /ˈɒnər/ B1	verb - to regard with great respect
finest /ˈfaɪnɪst/ B2	adjective - of the highest quality
newborn /ˈnjuːbɔːrn/ B1	adjective - recently born

Grammar:

• Come, they told me pa rum pum pum pum

  ➔ Imperative sentence (command)

  ➔ The word "Come" is an "imperative," giving a direct command or invitation.

• a newborn king to see

  ➔ Infinitive phrase (to + verb)

  ➔ The phrase "to see" is an infinitive indicating purpose or intention.

• Our finest gifts we bring

  ➔ Comparative adjective + noun + conjugation (we bring)

  ➔ The phrase "finest gifts" uses the superlative adjective "finest" to describe the gifts.

• Shall I play for you

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with modal verb "shall"

  ➔ "Shall" is a modal verb used to make offers or suggestions, often in questions.

• Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum

  ➔ Simple past tense (nodded)

  ➔ "Nodded" is the past tense of "nod," indicating a completed action in the past.

• All I can give is me and my drum

  ➔ Modal verb "can" + base verb (give)

  ➔ "Can" expresses ability or capability to do something.

• me and my drum

  ➔ Pronoun + conjunction + noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase "me and my drum" is a coordinated noun phrase emphasizing the personal and direct relationship.