Ho! it's come, kids, come! br 'With a bim! bam! bum! br Here's little Billy bangin' on his big bass drum! br He's a-marchin' round the room, br With his feather-duster plume br A-noddin' an' a-bobbin' with his bim! bom! boom! br br Looky, little Jane an' Jim! br Will you only look at him, br A-humpin' an' a-thumpin' with his bam! bom! bim! br Has the Day o' Judgment come br Er the New Mi-len-nee-um? br Er is it only Billy with his bim! bam! bim! br br I 'm a-comin'; yes, I am-- br Jim an' Sis, an' Jane an' Sam! br We'll all march off with Billy an' his bom! bim! bam! br Come hurrawin' as you come, br Er they'll think you're deef-an'-dumb br Ef you don't hear little Billy an' his big bass drum!br br James Whitcomb Rileybr br