Deck the Halls
A-Strings Lyrics

Come they told me, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
I was informed to come and see the baby Jesus with the sound of my drums

Our newborn king to see, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
We come to pay our respects to the newly born king

Our finest gifts we bring, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
We bring the very best of our gifts to present to the king

To lay before the kind, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum
We will lay our gifts before the king on his arrival with the background tune of my drums and let him judge it on the rhythm.

Little baby, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
The baby we have come to visit, who deserves all the gifts we have brought to him

I am a poor girl too, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
As a poor girl myself, I have nothing else of value to offer the king but the music of my drums

I have no gifts to bring, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
I have nothing else to present to the king but the sound of my drums

That's fit to give the king, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
I don't have anything else that is worthy of the king's value except for the sound that drums make.

Pum-pum-pum, pum-pum-pum-pum, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pum
The rhythm of my drums as I offer it to the little baby king

Shall I play for you pa-rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum
May I have the privilege to entertain you with the rhythm of my drums, dear little king?

Mary nodded, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Mary, the mother of the king, approves of the offering and the rhythm that comes along with it

The ox and the lamb kept time, little drummer boy
Even the animals around seem to be in sync with the rhythm of my drums, which I offered to the little baby king

I played my drums for him, ba-dum-pum-pum
I made music of my drums and offered it to the king

I played my best for him, ba-dum-pum-pum
I tried my best to offer the best rhythm and music of the drums to the king

Then he smiled at me, ba-dum-pum-pum
For my effort in entertaining him even in my poverty, the little king offered me a smile

Little drummer boy smiled at me, ba-dum-pum-pum
The little drummer boy was happy to receive the smile from the little king

Our finest gifts we bring, ba-dum-pum-pum
We offer the most valuable gifts we have for the little king, along with the rhythm of the drums

L-l-laying before our king, ba-dum-pum-pum
We present the gifts before the king with the rhythm of the drums in the background

(Brrra-da-duh-num, pum-pum, brrra-da-duh-num
The sound of the drums that everyone loves to hear as we offer our gifts to the king

Duh-nuh-dum-dum, duh-duh-duh-dum, da-dum-dum-dum, dum
The sound of the drums played in an upbeat rhythm that matches the festive mood of the occasion

Hey little drummer boy
A greeting to the drummer boy who brought life and rhythm to the occasion

Oh little drummer boy, brra-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-dah
The happy exclamation upon seeing the little drummer boy who made the event come to life

I am a poor girl too, what shall I play for you, brra-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-dah
As a girl with nothing else to offer, I will entertain the king with the rhythm and sound of the drum.

I have no gift to bring, that's fit to give the king, brra-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-dah
There's nothing else of value I can give to the king, except for the rhythm of the drums I play.

(Rum-pum) Rum-pum-pum-pum, (Pum-pum) Rum-pum-pum-pum
The drums continue to make the sound that everyone loves to hear and makes the occasion come alive.

When we come, on my drum, me and my drum
I will keep playing the drums, even when I have nothing else to offer, because it brings rhythm and life to the occasion.

Come they told me, a newborn king to see
They informed me about the newly arrived king, whom I have come to pay my respects to

(Little drummer boy), we bringin' our finest gifts to lay before the king
We take along with us the most valuable gifts we can offer in addition to the rhythm of the drums that the little drummer boy plays

Rum-rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-rum-pum-pum-pum, oh
The sound of the drums play in the background as we present our gifts to the king

Rum-pum-pum-pum, fum-pum-pum-pum
The drums continue to play in a rhythm that matches the festive mood of the occasion

Rum-pum-pum-pum, oh, fa-fa-fa-fa
The drums continue to play the tune that signifies the arrival of the newborn king even as the occasion evolves and proceeds.