Little drummer boy keep the beat
tap the drum to the soldiers feet
keep them steady and keep them strong with the melody of a child's song
little drummer boy lead them on into battle stand tall and strong
even though you are so small
carry the weight as each soldier falls
little drummer boy shade your eyes
as bullets and a cannon ball flies
deadly pain they will inflict upon their victim of thoughts conflict
little child look away the battle was lost today its not your fault please don't cry even though so much has passed before your eyes
little drummer boy lay down your head for the first time in months upon a soft bed don't close your eyes don't fall asleep the sound of war the rhythm you must keep
carry the flag pushing forever long from toy soldiers to a dead mans song you must move on from clothes to rags from love to hate from bliss to poverty from hope to fate
please stay awake don't give up now you gotten through the worst somehow the worst is over you'll be home soon how your mama misses you
clinging to his drum never giving up hope he gave his life for his country and now recedes into deaths grope forever peace never harm
a smile on his face filled with charm such a small child filled with so much courage never an old man to discourage never hiding or running away dutifully to his post he stayed
the bible that had been with him from the beginning brought him through to the ending as God waits with open arms washing away life's scars
