Intro
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[Verse]
G#
Come, they told me, pa ru-pa pum pum
G#
G# new born king to see, pa ru-pa pum pum
D#
Our finest gifts we bring, pa ru-pa pum pum
G# C#
To lay before the king, pa ru-pa pum pum
G# D#
Ru-pa pum pum, ru-pa pum pum
G#
And so to honor him, pa ru-pa pum pum
D# G#
When we come
[Verse]
G#
Little baby, pa ru-pa pum pum
G#
I am a poor boy, too, pa ru-pa pum pum
D#
I have no gift to bring, pa ru-pa pum pum
G# C#
That's fit to give a king, pa ru-pa pum pum
G# D#
Ru-pa pum pum, ru-pa pum pum
G#
Shall I play for you? Pa ru-pa pum pum
D# G#
On my drum
[Verse]
G#
(Mary nodded, pa ru-pa pum pum)
G#
(The ox and lamb kept time, pa ru-pa pum pum)
D#
I played my drum for him, pa ru-pa pum pum
G# C#
I played my best for him, pa ru-pa pum pum
G# D#
Ru-pa pum pum, ru-pa pum pum
G#
Then he smiled at me, pa ru-pa pum pum
D# G#
Me and my drum
D# G#
Me and my drum (marching drum: repeat and fade)