Whitney Houston

Released: November 18, 2003

Featuring: Bobbi Kristina Brown

Songwriter: Katherine Kennicott Davis Henry Onorati Harry Simeone

Producer: Mervyn Warren

[Intro]
Come they told me
Pa rum pa pum pum
Sing baby

[Verse]
Our newborn King to see, pa rum pa pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pa pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
So to honor Him, pa rum pa pum pum
When we come
That's my baby, oh
Baby Yeshua, pa rum pa pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pa pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pa pum pum
That's fit to give a King, pa rum pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
Shall I play for You? Pa rum pa pum pum
On my drum, yeah, c'mon
Yeah, I want to play
Ooh, pa rum pa pum pum, pa rum pa, pa rum pa, pum pum
Yeah, pa rum pa pum pum
Playing on my drum
Ooh, pa rum pa pum pum, pa rum pa, pa rum pa, pum pum
Yeah, pa rum pa pum pum
Playing on my drum
Mary nodded, pa rum pa pum pum
Yes She did, oh Mary, nodded
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pa pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pa pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum, oh
Then He smiled at me, pa rum pa pum pum

[Bridge]
Me and my drum
Ooh yeah, me and my
Me and my drum
Pa rum pum, pa rum pum
My drum, drum, drum, drum
Mary nodded, pa rum pa pum pum
Me and my drum
Then He smiled at me, He smiled at me
[Incomprehensible]
On my, on my, on my drum yeah
Na na na na na na
Me and my, me and my
Me and my drum, drum, drum, hey
Oh, hey, yeah
Playing for Yeshua, playing for Yeshua
Playing my drum
Pa rum pa pum pum, pa rum pa pum pum, oh ma ma ma

[Outro]
Playing on my drum, playing on my drum
Pa rum pa pum pum, pa rum pa, pa rum pa[x2]
Oh oh Lord
Pa rum pa pum pum, pa rum pa, pa rum pa
Pa rum pa pum pum, pa rum pum, pa rum pum[x2]
Pa rum pa pum pum

Known across the pop culture spectrum as the “Queen of Pop” and “The Voice” for her mezzo-soprano octave, Whitney Elizabeth Houston left an indelible impression upon pop culture. She is one of the most successful artists of all time, with more than 200 million albums sold worldwide.

Born August 9, 1963, Houston grew up singing as part of the gospel choir at her local church. She was surrounded by powerful voices in her own family (mother Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, godmother Darlene Love, honorary aunt Aretha Franklin). After working as a model and commercial actress in the early 1980s, Whitney was discovered during a New York City nightclub performance, which led to her signing a contract with Clive Davis at Arista Records. Whitney’s first song was a duet in 1984 with Teddy Pendergrass on “Hold Me.”

She released her self-titled début album the following year, which catapulted her into superstardom as the album topped the Billboard 200 for 14 non-consecutive weeks before becoming the top-selling album of 1986, eventually achieving diamond status in the US and selling over 22 million copies worldwide. The singles “Saving All My Love For You,” “How Will I Know,” and “Greatest Love of All” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved platinum status. The music video for “How Will I Know” received heavy rotation on MTV, which was uncommon for Black women at the time. She took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for “Saving” in 1986; her performance at the Grammys of “Saving” later won her an Emmy award. She also won seven American Music Awards between 1986 and 1987.

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