Ta rum pa pum pum

[dtaai-maai]

Help me out here!

Anyone remember the name of a song I vaguely remember from my childhood?
It has a sort of military rhythm and each line ends with something like "Ta rum pa pum pum"...

Prize for the first correct answer!

[Frank Hovis]

Little Drummer Boy?

Somewhat bizarre version here
More common version here

[dtaai-maai]

Thanks very much, Frank, that's the one!
I'd have replied earlier but I've been having a whale of a time looking at some of the Youtube recordings.
The most hilarious I've come across is this effort by Johnny Cash...

[Frank Hovis]

Wow - that's seriously bad.

[Bamboo Grove]

something like "Ta rum pa pum pum"...

I've always found difficult to understand Spurs supporters but now you know the reason why.

[arcadianagain]

DM, you missed out the third "pum". Naturally I would have got it immediately if you`d asked the right question!!!

[J.J.B.]

It's normally associated with Christmas for some reason but I'm not a fan of such musical segregation. Blast it out at full volume, DM, and have a bloody good sing-along!

[dtaai-maai]

I tried, but I keep getting the words mixed up with "I am a soldier, a Scottish soldier (ta rum pa pum pum)"...

[arcadianagain]

It's normally associated with Christmas for some reason but I'm not a fan of such musical segregation. Blast it out at full volume, DM, and have a bloody good sing-along!

In full vicar mode: it`s about a poor drummer boy who could only afford to play his drum as a gift for the baby Jesus. Here endeth the first lesson.