A  
Come they told me          pa rum pum pum pum  
  
Our new born king to see   pa rum pum pum pum  
E  
Our finest gifts we bring  pa rum pum pum pum  
                              A7          D               A                E  
To lay before the king     pa rum pum pum pum  rum pum pum pum  rum pum pum pum  
A                                              E7      A  
So to honor him            pa rum pum pum pum  when we come  



B   
Little baby                pa rum pum pum pum            
 C# 
I am a poor boy too        pa rum pum pum pum  
F#  
I have no gifts to bring   pa rum pum pum pum  
                              B7          E               B                F#  
Thats fit to give our king pa rum pum pum pum  rum pum pum pum  rum pum pum pum  
B                                              F#7    B  
Shall i play for you       pa rum pum pum pum  on my drum  



C  
Mary nodded                pa rum pum pum pum  
  
The ox and lamb kept time  pa rum pum pum pum  
G                        
I played my drum for him   pa rum pum pum pum  
                              C7          F               C                G  
I played my best for him   pa rum pum pum pum  rum pum pum pum  rum pum pum pum  
C                                              G7        C7  
Then he smiled at me       pa rum pum pum pum  me and my drum