Deck the Halls
Philharmonic Orchestra Lyrics

Come they told me, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Someone informed me with the sound of a drum

Our newborn king to see, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
To see the king who was just born anew

Our finest gifts we bring, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
The best presents we have, we bring twice

To lay before the kind, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum
We will offer them to the kind monarch with repeating drumbeats

Little baby, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Little baby who hears the sound of the drum

I am a poor girl too, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
I am poor as well, but I still have my drum

I have no gifts to bring, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
I don't have any presents to bring

That's fit to give the king, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
That is suitable to give to the king

Pum-pum-pum, pum-pum-pum-pum, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pum
Drumbeat sounds, drumbeat sounds, drumbeat sounds with the rum-pum-pum-pum

Shall I play for you pa-rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum
Would you like me to play my drum for you with repeating drumbeats?

Mary nodded, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Mary nodded in agreement with the sound of the drum

The ox and the lamb kept time, little drummer boy
The animals matched the rhythm with me, the little drummer boy

I played my drums for him, ba-dum-pum-pum
I played my drum for the king with short drumbeats

I played my best for him, ba-dum-pum-pum
I played as well as I could for the king with short drumbeats

Then he smiled at me, ba-dum-pum-pum
The king smiled at me with short drumbeats

Little drummer boy smiled at me, ba-dum-pum-pum
I smiled back with short drumbeats as the little drummer boy

Our finest gifts we bring, ba-dum-pum-pum
We bring our best presents with short drumbeats

L-l-laying before our king, ba-dum-pum-pum
We are placing them before our king with short drumbeats

(Brrra-da-duh-num, pum-pum, brrra-da-duh-num Duh-nuh-dum-dum, duh-duh-duh-dum, da-dum-dum-dum, dum
Instrumental interlude

Hey little drummer boy
Greetings, little drummer boy

Oh little drummer boy, brra-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-dah
Oh, little drummer boy with drumbeat sounds

I am a poor girl too, what shall I play for you, brra-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-dah
I am also poor, what should I play for you with drumbeat sounds?

I have no gift to bring, that's fit to give the king, brra-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-dah
I don't have any suitable presents to give to the king with drumbeat sounds

(Rum-pum) Rum-pum-pum-pum, (Pum-pum) Rum-pum-pum-pum
Drumbeat sounds, drumbeat sounds, drumbeat sounds with the rum-pum-pum-pum

When we come, on my drum, me and my drum
When we arrive, I will play my drum with drumbeat sounds

Come they told me, a newborn king to see
They told me to come see a king who was just born anew

(Little drummer boy), we bringin' our finest gifts to lay before the king
Little drummer boy, we are bringing our finest presents to place before the king

Rum-rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-rum-pum-pum-pum, oh
Drumbeat sounds, drumbeat sounds, oh

Rum-pum-pum-pum, fum-pum-pum-pum
Drumbeat sounds, different drumbeat sounds

Rum-pum-pum-pum, oh, fa-fa-fa-fa
Drumbeat sounds, oh, fa-fa-fa-fa