{"product_id":"the-london-drummer-boy","title":"'The London Drummer Boy'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis track is my own 21st century-take on \u003cem\u003eThe Little Drummer Boy\u003c\/em\u003e carol, first written and composed in 1941 by Katherine Kennicott Davis.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe inspiration for this song first came about after reading that \u003cem\u003eThe Tower of London\u003c\/em\u003e was England's most haunted site.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI imagined the story of a young soldier boy — from many wars ago — appearing on Christmas eve to put a little of his own festive spirit into the end-of-year celebrations in one of the world's greatest cities.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume to MAX to put bass and beat into dancing toes! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e♫---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[CHORUS]\u003cbr\u003eRum-pa-pum-pum of the London ghost\u003cbr\u003ea soldier boy with his Christmas cheer.\u003cbr\u003eRum-pa-pum-pum so true to his post\u003cbr\u003ewith a song at the end of the year.\u003cbr\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[VERSE 1]\u003cbr\u003eDeep from underground\u003cbr\u003ecreeping up and over the river\u003cbr\u003ecomes a silent song of Christmas\u003cbr\u003ebringing warmth to wintry shiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBig Ben rings the hour\u003cbr\u003ea tune by misty light\u003cbr\u003eas nightclubs beat their marching tune\u003cbr\u003ethrough the fog of London's night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRum-pa-pum-pum of the London ghost\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ea soldier boy with Christmas cheer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRum-pa-pum-pum so true to his post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith a song at the end of the year.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRum-pa-pum-pum of the London ghost\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ea soldier boy with Christmas cheer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRum-pa-pum-pum so true to his post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith a song at the end of the year.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[VERSE 2]\u003cbr\u003eA young lad in shiny boots\u003cbr\u003eblack hat with a blood-stained coat\u003cbr\u003ea Union Jack upon his heart\u003cbr\u003eRum-pa-pum-pum\u003cbr\u003egoing note for note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe London Drummer Boy\u003cbr\u003eby ol’ Tower Bridge he goes,\u003cbr\u003eand we know where his drumbeat’s going\u003cbr\u003einto the shuffle of dancing toes!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrum-Drum-Drum-Drum-Drum-Drum-Drum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rum-pa-pum-pum of the London ghost\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ea soldier boy with Christmas cheer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRum-pa-pum-pum so true to his post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith a song at the end of the year.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRum-pa-pum-pum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopyright ©2026 Marco Bing. All rights reserved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"marcobing.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55241233989966,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0256\/7502\/files\/LondonDrummerBoyCOV1K_4f0cfc63-3635-4a21-9f09-b7d7a9035df2.png?v=1767792405","url":"https:\/\/marcobing.com\/products\/the-london-drummer-boy","provider":"marcobing.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}