\cim{The Little Drummer Boy}{}{}{\allabreve}{-1}
\duma{%
Come they told me, pa-rum pum pum pum,
A new born King to see, pa-rum pum pum pum,
Our fi-nest gifts we bring pa-rum pum pum pum,
To lay be-fore the King, pa-rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
So to ho-nour Him, pa-rum pum pum pum, when we come.
}
\let\n\NOTes
\startpiece
\n\ak F\ha{.f}\du eg\en\b
\n\zh f\ha h\du fh\du fh\en\b
\n\haks{\s2}C\ddu gifh{-2}\du gi\ak F\itenl 0e\zh f\ha h\en\b
\n\tten 0\nolyr\zw f\wh h\en\b
\n\qp\qa f\qa f\du eg\en\b
\n\du fh\du fh\du fh\du fh\en\b
\n\haks{\s2}C\ddu gifh{-2}\du gi\ak F\itenl 0e\zh f\ha h\en\b
\n\tten 0\nolyr\zw f\wh h\en\b
\n\ak C\qp\qa g\qa h\qa i\en\b
\n\qa j\qa j\qa j\qa k\en\b
\n\Dqbl ji\ak F\qa h\ak C\itenl 0f\ha g\en\b
\n\tten 0\nolyr\wh g\en\b
\n\qp\qa g\qa h\qa i\en\b
\n\qa j\qa j\ak F\qa j\ak B\qa k\en\b
\n\aks F\Dqbl {_l}k\qa j\ak B\ha i\en\b
\n\Dqbl kj\qa i\ak F\ha h\en\b
\n\Dqbl ji\qa h\ak C\itenl 0f\ha g\en\b
\n\tten 0\nolyr\wh g\en\b
\n\ak F\ha{.f}\du eg\en\b
\n\du fh\du fh\du fh\du fh\en\b
\n\haks{\s2}C\ddu gifh{-2}\du gi\ak F\itenl 0e\zh f\ha h\en\b
\n\tten 0\nolyr\zw f\wh h\en\b
\n\aks C\sDqbu gf{-2}\qa g\ak F\itenl 0e\ha f\en\b
\n\tten 0\nolyr\wh f\en
%
\Endpiece
\sskip
\Va{%
Little baby,\ldots{}\par
I am a poor boy too,\ldots{}\par
I have no gift to bring\ldots{}\par
That's fit to give our King,\ldots{}\par
Shall I play for you,\ldots{}\par
on my drum?  }
\Vb{%
Mary nodded,\ldots{}\par
The Ox and Lamb kept time,\ldots{}\par
I played my drum for Him,\ldots{}\par
I played my best for Him,\ldots{}\par
Then He smiled at me,\ldots{}\par
me and my drum.  }
\Vc{}
