The Little Drummer Boy

by

KATHERINE K. DAVIS, HARRY SIMEONEand HENRY ONORATI

Published Under License From

Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.

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Soloist (vocal percussion)

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Steady march ( = 132)

Mm,

Mm,

Mm,

Mm,

Mm

Mm

Mm

Mm,

3 3

Piano(for rehearsal only)

*inhale

sh kh t kh ah t k t kh t kh ah t k kh t *k *t kh t kh ah t k t kh t k kh t k kh t *k *t

Vocal perc. cont. sim.

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This Arrangement © 2014 EMI MILLS MUSIC, INC. and INTERNATIONAL KORWIN CORP.All Rights Reserved Used by Permission

Words and Music byKATHERINE DAVIS, HENRY ONORATI

and HARRY SIMEONE

Recorded by Pentatonix

For SATB UnaccompaniedDuration: ca. 4:15

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ah.

ah.

ah.

ah.

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Ooh,

Ooh,

Ooh,

Come, they told me, pa -

rum pum pum pum.

Ooh,

Ooh,

Ooh,

A new-born King to see, pa - rum pum pum pum.

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Ah,

Ah,

Ah,

Our fin - est gifts we bring, pa - rum pum pum pum.

Ah,

Ah,

Ah,

To lay be - fore the king, pa

pa

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

pum,

pum,

pum,

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rum

rum

rum

rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

pum,

pum,

pum,

rum

rum

rum

rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum.

pum.

pum.

pum.

Ooh,

Ooh,

Ooh,

So, to hon - or Him, pa - rum pum pum pum, when

ooh.

ooh.

ooh.

we

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come.

Pum

Pum

Pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pa

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

pum,

pum,

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pa

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum.

pum.

pum.

Ooh,

Pum

Pum

Pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

- pum

- pum

- pum

pa

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

pum,

pum,

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

pum,

pum,

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Ah.

Ah.

Ah.

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Ooh,

Ooh,

Lit

Ooh,

- tle Ba - by, pa - rum pum pum pum.

Ah

Ah

Ah

ooh

ooh

ooh

I am a poor boy too,

ah

ah

pa - rum

ah

pum pum pum. Ah,

Ah,

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I

I

have

have

no

no

gift

gift

to

to

bring,

bring,

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum.

pum.

Ah,

Ah,

That’s

That’s

fit

fit

to

to

give

give

our

our

King,

King,

pa

pa

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

pum,

pum,

pum,

rum

rum

rum

rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

pum,

pum,

pum,

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rum

rum

rum

rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum.

pum.

pum.

pum.

Ooh,

Ooh,

Ooh,

Shall I

play for you, pa - rum pum pum pum, pa

ooh

ooh

- rum

ooh

pum pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

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pum.

pum.

pum.

pum

Ah.

Ah.

Ah.

Ah.

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Ma

Ma

- ry

- ry

nod

nod

- ded,

- ded,

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum.

pum.

The

The

ox

ox

and

and

lamb

lamb

kept

kept

time,

time,

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum.

pum.

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Ooh

I

I

played

played

my

my

drum

drum

for

for

him,

him,

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum.

pum.

Ah

Ah

I

I

played

played

my

my

best

best

for

for

him,

him,

pa

pa

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

pum,

pum,

pum,

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rum

rum

rum

rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

pum,

pum,

pum,

rum

rum

rum

rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum.

pum.

pum.

pum

Ooh,

Then

Then

Then

he

he

he

smiled

smiled

smiled

at

at

at

me,

me,

me,

pa

pa

pa

- rum

- rum

- rum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

pum,

pum,

me

me

me

me

and

and

and

and

my

my

my

my

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, cresc.

, cresc.

, cresc.

, cresc.

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drum.

drum.

drum.

drum.

Pum

Pum

Pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pum

pa

pa

pa

-rum

-rum

-rum

pum

pum

pum

pum,

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pum

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Ah.

-rum

-rum

-rum

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pum

pum

pum.

pum.

pum.

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Pum

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pum

pum

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pa

pa

- rum

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pum

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pum

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pum

pum

pum

pum

pum.

pum.

pum.

Ah.

Ah.

Ah.

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Body percussion (all singers, or soloist):

Bass 1 (Bass 2 tacet)

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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh,

Oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh.

oh.

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stomp clap clap clap stomp clap stomp

cont. sim.

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112

Sop. 2 (Sop. 1 tacet)

Bass 2

Bass 1

Oh,

Oh,

Oh

oh,

oh,

Oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh.

oh,

oh,

oh,

Oh,

Oh,

Oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh.

oh.

oh.

oh.

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grad. cresc.

grad. cresc.

grad. cresc.

grad. cresc.

grad. cresc.

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Sop. 1

Sop. 2

Alto

Tenor

Bass

116

Come

Oh,

Oh,

Oh,

Pum pum pum

they

oh,

Oh,

Oh,

pum

told

pum pum

me,

oh,

oh,

oh,

pum

pa

pum

- rum

pum

pum pum

pum

pum.

pum

oh,

oh,

oh,

pum pum pum

oh.

oh.

oh.

pum pum,

Pum

A

pum

new

pum

-born

oh,

Oh,

Oh,

pum

King

pum

to

pum

see,

oh,

oh,

oh,

pum

pa

pum

- rum

pum

pum pum

pum

pum,

pum

oh,

oh,

oh,

pum pum pum

me

oh.

oh.

oh.

pum

and my

pum,

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drum,

Oh,

Oh,

Oh,

pum pum pum

oh,

Oh,

Oh,

pum pum pum

me

oh,

oh,

oh,

pum

and my

pum

drum,

pum pum pum

oh,

oh,

oh.

pum pum pum

me

oh.

Oh,

Oh,

pum

and my

pum

drum,

pum pum pum

oh,

Oh,

Oh,

pum pum pum

me

oh,

oh,

oh,

pum

and my

pum

drum,

pum pum pum

oh,

oh,

oh,

pum pum pum,

rum

Ah.

Ah,

Ah,

Ah,

pum pum

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Sop. 1 (Sop. 2 tacet)

Sop. 1+2

132

pum.

Ooh,

Ooh,

Ooh,

Ooh,

Ooh,

Ooh,

Ooh, Ah.

Ah.

Ah.

Ah.

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