From: Guitar Picker (www.gospelmusic.tk)

Pat-a-pan

Wil-lie, take your lit-tle drum; 
Rob-in, take your flute and come.  
When we hear the tune you play 
Tu-re-lu-re-ly, pat-a-pat-a-pan; 
When we hear the tune you play, 
How can an-y - one be glum?  

When the men of old-en days 
Gave the King of Kings their praise, 
They had pipes on which to play 
Tu-re-lu-re-ly, pat-a-pat-a-pan; 
They had drums on which to play, 
Full of joy on - Christ-mas Day.  

God and man this day be-come 
Joined as one with flute and drum.  
Let the hap-py tune play on 
Tu-re-lu-re-ly, pat-a-pat-a-pan; 
Flute and drum to-geth-er play 
As we sing on - Christ-mas Day.


Music: Ancient Plain song, 13th century
Words: Latin, 12th century - translated by John Mason Neale, 1851