Little Drummer Boy – English Lyrics

• By: Boney M.

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the joy of language and music with Boney M.'s "Little Drummer Boy." The song's simple, repetitive lyrics, like the iconic "pa rum pum pum pum," make it an excellent and fun tool for learning English, especially for beginners. This unique disco-infused Christmas carol not only teaches vocabulary related to the nativity story but also immerses you in a festive and universally understood message of giving from the heart.

[English]

Come they told me

Pa rum pum pum pum

...

Our new born 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

So to honor Him

Pa rum pum pum pum

When we come

Baby Jesus

...

Pa rum pum pum pum

I am a poor boy too

Pa rum pum pum pum

I have no gift to bring

Pa rum pum pum pum

That's fit to give our King

Pa rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Shall I play for you

Pa rum pum pum pum

On my drum?

Mary nodded

Pa rum pum pum pum

The ox and lamb kept time

Pa rum pum pum pum

I played my drum for Him

Pa rum pum pum pum

I played my best for Him

Pa rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Then He smiled at me

Pa rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum

Mary nodded

Pa rum pum pum pum

The ox and lamb kept time

Pa rum pum pum pum

I played my drum for Him

Pa rum pum pum pum

I played my best for Him

Pa rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Then He smiled at me

Pa rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum

Me and my drum

Me and my drum

Me and my drum

Me and my drum

Me and my drum

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