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Silver & Gold
The Little Drummer Boy

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Vanessa Williams

The Little Drummer Boy

Release date: 12th October 2004

From Silver & Gold

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About This Track

"The Little Drummer Boy" is a track by Vanessa Williams, from the album Silver & Gold, released 12th October 2004. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Lyrics

The Little Drummer Boy

Come they told me

Pa rum pum pum pum

A 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

Me and my drum

Little baby

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

On my drum, yeah

Drummer boy, (drummer boy)

Won't you play that drum (play that drum)

Drummer boy, (drummer boy)

All the king that's gone

Drummer boy (ooh yeah)

Play the rum pum pum pum (pum pum)

Drummer boy, (drummer boy)

Play that drum (would you play that 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

Come on

Drummer boy, (drummer boy)

Won't you play that drum (won't play that drum, yeah)

Drummer boy, (drummer boy)

All the king that's gone (little pum pum pum pum)

Drummer boy (drummer boy)

Little rum pum pum pum (rum pum pum pum)

Drummer boy, (drummer boy)

Play that drum (play that drum)

Rum pum pum pum

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Track details

From Silver & Gold

2004

Album

Vanessa Williams

Release year

2004

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Credits

Credited: Andrew Findon, Andy Snitzer, Bashiri Johnson, Ben Chappell, Boguslaw Kostecki, Broadway Inspirational Voices, Bruce White, Caroline Dale, Chris Tombling, David Daniels, David Emanuel, David Theodore, David Woodcock, Dermot Crehan, Elizabeth Edwards (Violinist), Everton Nelson, Garfield Jackson, Gavyn Wright, Greg Calbi, Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Isobel Griffiths, Ivo Van Der Werff, J.T. Lewis, Jacqueline Shave, James Stone, Jan Folkson, John Barclay, Jonathan Allen, Jonathan Williams, Julian Leaper, Julie Andrews (Bassoon), Katherine Kennicott Davis, Katherine Shave, Katie Wilkinson, Kris Lewis (Engineer), Lava Records, Leon Bosch, London Session Orchestra, Mark Berrow, Mark Mandelbaum, Martin Loveday, Mary Scully, Michael McElroy, Michael Thompson (Horns), Morven Bryce, Nicholas Bucknall, Nigel Black, Patrick Kiernan, Patrick Lannigan, Perry Montague-Mason, Peter Lale, Ray Bardani, Rita Manning, Rob Mathes, Robin Firman, Roland Heap, Simon Fischer, Skaila Kanga, Sound On Sound, T.D. Ellis IV, Tim Grant, Warren Zielinski, Will Lee