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and it came to pass that there went out

a decree from Caesar Augustus that all

the world should be taxed and all went

to be taxed everyone to his own City for

to disobey the Roman Emperor meant

certain death all there were young

people and old people there were the

famous and mighty and some not yet known

but whose names would eventually linger

and be revered for all time there were

good people who could ill afford the

cruel tax about to be imposed upon them

and others

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sir Valley the little drummer boy Aaron

are those animals dancing ben haramed

they certainly are faster old friends

faster you Simpson and you've been

bothered be lighter happier Oh Joshua

you can do better with this marvel in my

show Caravan I will be as rich as

Solomon but the is said Aaron dislikes

all humans

he will not join us willingly oh I do

think we brought the rope

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let me go do you hear me let me go

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to fool the lamb you will grab the lamb

how I had only two hands stop concerning

yourself with details drummer boy you

may not believe me but this is the

luckiest day of your life

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you

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the little drummer boy Aaron fourth ben

haramed and ali with all his might he

most definitely did not want to join the

showman's caravan a journey into the

crowded city for it was true Aaron hated

people oh no no I won't go with you stop

struggling boy there is money to be made

we can be rich those taxpayers waiting

to be counted they will grow bored they

will crave the entertainment which only

I ben haramed

king of the desert showman and of course

you too can provide but I do not want to

go near that mob I hate people all

people do you think I love people what a

beautiful world it would be without

people but alas one must exist with

people and indeed it is better to be

crowded and rich than crowded and poor

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when the day is good and the wind is dry

and the goose is hanging high I can't

work like other men do when the goose is

hanging high and the Sun is bright in

the big blue sky

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silver on my mind mischief in my soul in

my control when the day and the wind is

wet and the gooses

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good

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Oh ben haramed was a wily old desert

jackal only he could have talked Aaron

into visiting the crowded city for you

see Aaron truly did hate all people now

it wasn't always this way for Aaron was

once a happy farm lad the son of a

shepherd father mother

and why this exceptional greeting today

my son oh no reason

happy birthday Aaron Oh father mother

did you bring me something I don't

suppose this would interest you young

man but drum my very own drum Oh father

try it out Aaron and perhaps because it

was a gift of love the drum had an

almost magical quality and the animals

when they heard it began to dance to its

sound

but Aaron's happiness was to end all too

soon for one night bandits of the desert

attacked

what's going on out there you must run

my son this game blood run they burn the

farm and took the Sheep and Aaron's

happy life had changed forever and so

Aaron roamed the land a lonely orphan

his only friends three of the farm

animals who had escaped he vowed to hate

all humans for what they had done to his

family and he kept that far

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nah Jerusalem at last here we shall make

our fortune all these people haha

the rest of my show Caravan hello hello

yummy Oh miss I'll set up our performing

carpets and let us be on with the show

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ladies and gentlemen fellow taxpayers

the day need not be all gloomy for I ben

haramed king of the desert showman have

brought at great expense direct from the

palace of the Emperor of China the toast

of royalty missile and Jameel tumblers

extraordinary

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one little one evoke perhaps he will

show your appreciation for the get

performance Philistine and now let's

move it right along with Ali of Arabia

greatest juggler her under the stars

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boy give a farm mixed crowd is restless

we must please them

are you ready

no no smile smile

see who you smile please of the crowd

smile smile I cannot not it them

you stubborn little fool then wear a

painted one there that's better when do

I go on now before the goat juggles me

out of my life savings

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you never heard a lion laugh you never

saw Gator rim a goose in a gaggle never

user giggles why can't the animal smile

a light-hearted camel a merry old mammal

why can't the animals

a barrel of monkeys happy silly donkeys

an elephant to care

have never been heard to chuckle ah word

our Twitter like people do you never

heard a mouseka fall a pro battle why

get the animals smile why can't the

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you heard them more MORE

don't let them get away before I pass my

hat but as Aaron looked at the faces of

the cheering mob a great rage rose up

inside him how dare they laugh and be

happy after what their kind did to his

family I hate you all for what you did

you're all brave thieves and bandits

Navin

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and so the troop was chased out of

Jerusalem by the mob why you shall pay

for this indignity been hari met look

I believe my luck 2kings hold me up

three three keys and behold there came

wise men from the east three kings of

the Orient and lo the star which they

saw went before them

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yes it was the Star of Bethlehem which

shone so brightly and graced the lonely

dark nim desert with its silver night

but the little troupe did not see the

Stars beauty for the souls of ben

haramed and Ali were too filled with

greed and the heart of Aaron to

overflowing with hatred to take any note

of the wonder just above them now you

listen drummer boy if you give this one

performance half the money shall be

yours then you are free

Aaron agreed only because he knew that

with the Kings money he would be free to

go his own way and never again have to

trouble himself with humans and so they

approached the three kings milk your

Gaspard and Balthazar this night we must

break camp and swiftly the star waits

not for us strike the tents back the

cameras

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we just got here

holt out of my way we must perform down

name down ben haramed Amen I am crushed

lower your Spears these desert vagabonds

seem to mean us no harm

why do you come to us we are a troupe of

players your majesty Majesties we have

no time for making merry as you see we

break camp and well that's ridiculous

begging your pardon and nobody travels

the desert by night we do for we follow

the star very convenient that enough be

gone now to resume our journey

so close my fortune was so close and see

what they load on the cameras great one

gold oh it's too painful and more

valuable even than gold the precious

Eastern resins frankincense and myrrh

she is too weak to go on your Majesty's

cool creature she has been weakened by

the long journey have we no extra beasts

all are laden almost beyond their

strength wait did that player not own a

camel perhaps he would sell it no you

strike a hard bargain player I've had a

hard life now load the beast and let us

be on our way

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I don't feel the weight of it your share

I don't want it I don't want any part of

you come Samson Baba we must find our

old call man

no let him go we're done with him

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Aaron climbed the tallest hill he could

find but the Royal Caravan was nowhere

in sight

what is it baba Samson the star yes

the Kings were following that star if we

follow it we are sure to catch up with

them

come quickly and so they followed the

gleaning star little realizing where it

was leading them

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the town of Bethlehem and as Adam

glanced back out over the countryside he

saw what seemed to be a gentle army of

poor shepherds all of them being led

toward the tiny town why they're all

following the same star

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look Sampson Bob why that old stable up

ahead see

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the Royal Caravan we found it see if

there is old Joshua Joshua their hearts

were so full of joy that they did not

look where they were going suddenly

something came careening out of the

darkness

Oh Baba you must die you mustn't

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yes the Kings the Kings are wise they

will be able to save Baba please I've

got to get inside to see the Kings you

must let me through and when Aaron came

to the entrance of the stable he could

hardly believe what he saw and she

brought forth her firstborn son and

wrapped him in swaddling clothes and

laid him in a manger because there was

no room for them in the inn Oh Your

Majesty you must my lamb has been

injured you must save him he is near

death Oh lad there is nothing I can do

but but you are a king immortal King

only but there is a king among kings who

would save your little friend the babe

but I do not understand it is not

necessary that you understand go to him

I have no gift to bring

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and as Aaron looked at the babe he

thought it was the most beautiful sight

he had ever seen there is something more

about him so much more your gift little

drummer boy given out of the simple

desperation of a pure love is the one

favored above all see Aaron's heart was

filled with joy and love and he knew at

last that the hate he had carried there

was wrong as all hatred will ever be

wrong for more powerful more beautiful

by far than all the ian's of sadness and

cruelty and desolation which had come

before was that one tiny crystalline

second of laughter

blessed are the pure in heart for they

shall see God

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