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00:00And it came to pass that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should
00:14be taxed, and all went to be taxed, every one to his own city. For to disobey the Roman Emperor
00:22meant certain death. Oh, there were young people and old people. There were the famous and
00:29mighty and some not yet known, but whose names would eventually linger and be revered for
00:38all time. There were good people who could ill afford the cruel tax about to be imposed
00:45upon them, and there were others.
00:59Sir, Vali, the little drummer boy, Aaron. Are those animals dancing, Ben Haramette?
01:18They certainly are.
01:21Faster, old friends, faster. You, Samson, smile. And you, Ben Baba, be lighter, happier.
01:31Oh, Joshua, you can do better.
01:43Oh, with this marvel in my show caravan, I will be as rich as Solomon.
01:49But it is said, Aaron dislikes all humans. He will not join us willingly.
01:56Fool, why do you think we brought the rope?
01:59Let me go. Do you hear me? Let me go.
02:14Get the camel.
02:20Ah, the donkey too, fools.
02:23The lamb, you old crab, the lamb.
02:29How? I have only two hands.
02:32Stop concerning yourself with details. Do it.
02:40Drummer boy, you may not believe me, but this is the luckiest day of your life.
02:47Brown, they told me, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
03:06Are you all here to see, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh?
03:12From our finest crystal ring
03:20To lay before the king
03:30To lay before the king
04:00The little drummer boy, Aaron, fought Ben Haramid and Ali with all his might
04:14He most definitely did not want to join the showman's caravan
04:18And journey into the crowded city
04:20For it was true, Aaron hated people, all people
04:25No, no, I won't go with you
04:28Stop struggling, boy
04:30There is money to be made
04:33We can be rich
04:35While those taxpayers are waiting to be counted
04:40They will grow bored
04:42They will crave the entertainment which only I, Ben Haramid, king of the desert showman
04:48And, of course, you, too, can provide
04:52But I do not want to go near that mob
04:55I hate people, all people
04:57And do you think I love people?
05:02What a beautiful world it would be without people
05:04But, alas, one must exist with people
05:08And, indeed, it is better to be crowded and rich
05:13Than crowded and poor
05:18When the day is good
05:25And the wind is dry
05:27And the goose is hangin' high
05:29I can't work like other men do
05:32When the goose is hangin' high
05:34When the sun is bright
05:36In the big blue sky
05:38And the goose is hangin' high
05:40The devil steals my heart away
05:43When the goose is hangin' high
05:45Gold and silver on my mind
05:49Mischief in my soul
05:51I wanna live like a rich man lives
05:54With life in my control
05:56When the day is bad
06:00And the wind is wet
06:03And the goose is flyin' low
06:06I gotta work like other men do
06:13When the goose is flyin' low
06:17But when the day is good
06:25And the wind is dry
06:27And the goose is hangin' high
06:30I can't work like other men do
06:32When the goose is hangin' high
06:34When the goose is hangin' high
06:37Oh, Ben Harrimed was a wily old desert jackal
06:43Only he could have talked Aaron into visiting the crowded city
06:47For you see, Aaron truly did hate all people
06:51Now, it wasn't always this way
06:55For Aaron was once a happy farm lad
06:59The son of a shepherd
07:00Father! Mother!
07:03And why this exceptional greeting today, my son?
07:10Oh, no reason
07:11Happy birthday, Aaron
07:13Oh, father! Mother!
07:16Did you bring me something?
07:18I don't suppose this would interest you, young man?
07:22A drum!
07:24My very own drum!
07:26Oh, father!
07:27Try it out, Aaron!
07:28And perhaps, because it was a gift of love
07:32The drum had an almost magical quality
07:36And the animals, when they heard it
07:39Began to dance to its sound
07:41But Aaron's happiness was to end
07:51All too soon
07:52For one night, bandits of the desert attacked
07:56What's going on out there?
08:04Father!
08:06You must run, my son
08:07Escape, but run!
08:10They burned the farm and took the sheep
08:13And Aaron's happy life had changed forever
08:18And so Aaron roamed the land
08:21A lonely orphan
08:22His only friends
08:24Three of the farm animals who had escaped
08:26He vowed to hate all humans
08:29For what they had done to his family
08:31And he kept that vow
08:33Ah, Jerusalem at last
08:39Here we shall make our fortune
08:41All these people
08:43Aha!
08:44The rest of my show caravan
08:46Hello!
08:48Hello!
08:49Yami, El Missal!
08:52Set up our performing carpets
08:54And let us be on with the show
08:55Ladies and gentlemen
09:07Fellow taxpayers
09:09The day need not be all gloomy
09:12For I, Ben Haramed
09:14King of the desert showmen
09:16Have brought at great expense
09:19Direct from the palace of the emperor of China
09:22The toast of royalty
09:24Missal and Jameel
09:26Tumblers extraordinary
09:28Up!
09:30Up!
09:32Up!
09:33Up!
09:35Up!
09:37Up!
09:39Up!
09:41Wonderful, wonderful
09:43Perhaps it will show your appreciation
09:46For such a performance
09:47Philistine
09:50And now let's move it right along
09:53With Ali of Arabia
09:55Greatest juggler under the stars
09:57Boy, you perform next
10:12The crowd is restless
10:13You must please them
10:15Are you ready?
10:17I'm ready
10:17No, no
10:19Smile
10:19Smile
10:21See?
10:22Only a smile pleases the crowd
10:24Smile
10:25Smile
10:27I cannot
10:29Not at
10:30Them
10:31You stubborn little fool
10:33Then wear a painted one
10:34There
10:37That's better
10:38When do I go on?
10:40Now
10:40Before the doat juggles me out of my life savings
10:43You never heard a lion laugh
10:55You never saw a gator grin
10:58A goose in a gaggle
10:59Never gives a giggle
11:01Why can't the animal smile?
11:03You never saw a smiling frog
11:07A tickled lamb
11:08A happy hawk
11:10A light-hearted camel
11:11A merry old mammal
11:13Why can't the animals smile?
11:16A barrel of monkeys
11:17A pack of silly donkeys
11:18An elephant
11:19A caribou
11:21Have never been heard
11:23To chuckle a word
11:24Or twitter like people do
11:27You never heard a mouse caffaw
11:30A crow that did much more than paw
11:33Is an eagle to wriggle
11:35Or is it all illegal?
11:37Why can't the animals smile?
11:39Why can't the animals smile?
11:46More!
11:48More!
11:49You heard them?
11:51More!
11:52More!
11:53Don't let them get away
11:54Before I pass the hat
11:55But as Aaron looked at the faces
11:58Of the cheering mob
11:59A great rage
12:01Rose up inside him
12:02How dare they laugh
12:04And be happy
12:05After what their kind
12:07Did to his family
12:08Stop!
12:10Quiet!
12:12I hate you all
12:13For what you did
12:14You're all
12:15Brain thieves
12:16And bandits
12:17And knaves
12:18And
12:18Run for it!
12:24And so
12:26The troop was chased
12:28Out of Jerusalem
12:29By the mob
12:29Boy
12:30You shall pay
12:32For this indignity
12:33Ben Harrymat
12:34Look
12:35By the hounds of heaven
12:39It is the caravan
12:40Of a king
12:41We're in luck
12:43Can I believe my luck?
12:46Two kings
12:47Hold me up
12:49Three
12:50Three kings
12:52And behold
12:55There came
12:56Wise men
12:57From the east
12:58Three kings
12:59Of the orient
13:00And lo
13:01The star
13:03Which they saw
13:04Went before them
13:06Yes
13:23It was the star
13:25Of Bethlehem
13:26Which shone
13:26So brightly
13:27And graced
13:28The lonely
13:29Darkening desert
13:30With its silver light
13:32But the little troop
13:33Did not see
13:34The star's beauty
13:36For the souls
13:37Of Ben Harrymat
13:38And Ali
13:38Were too filled
13:39With greed
13:40And the heart
13:41Of Aaron
13:42Too overflowing
13:43With hatred
13:43To take any note
13:45Of the wonder
13:46Just above them
13:47Now you listen
13:49Drummer boy
13:50If you give this
13:51One performance
13:52Half the money
13:53Shall be yours
13:54Then you are free
13:56Aaron agreed
13:59Only because he knew
14:00That with the king's money
14:02He would be free
14:03To go his own way
14:04And never again
14:05Have to trouble himself
14:06With humans
14:07And so they approached
14:09The three kings
14:11Melchior
14:12Gaspar
14:13And Balthazar
14:14It is night
14:17We must break camp
14:18And swiftly
14:20The star waits
14:22Not for us
14:23Strike the tents
14:25Pack the camels
14:27No
14:33Don't go
14:35We just got here
14:37Halt
14:38Out of my way
14:39We must perform
14:40Down knave
14:42Down
14:43Ben
14:44Haramed
14:45A knave
14:47I am crushed
14:51Lower your spears
14:54These desert vagabonds
14:56Seem to mean us
14:57No harm
14:57Why do you come
14:59To us
15:00We are a troop
15:01Of players
15:02Your majesty
15:03Majesties
15:05We have no time
15:07For making merry
15:08As you see
15:09We break camp
15:11And
15:11That's ridiculous
15:12Begging your pardon
15:14Nobody travels
15:16The desert by night
15:17We do
15:18For we follow
15:19The star
15:20How very convenient
15:25But
15:26Enough
15:28Begone
15:30Now to resume
15:32Our journey
15:32So close
15:37My fortune
15:38Was so close
15:40And see
15:42What they load
15:43On the camels
15:44Great one
15:45Gold
15:46Oh
15:46It's too painful
15:48And more valuable
15:53Even than gold
15:54The precious
15:55Eastern resins
15:56Frankincense
15:58And myrrh
15:59She is too weak
16:02To go on
16:02Your majesties
16:03Poor creature
16:05She has been weakened
16:06By the long journey
16:08Have we no extra beasts
16:10All are laden
16:11Almost beyond their strength
16:14Wait
16:15Did that player
16:17Not own a camel?
16:18Perhaps he would sell it
16:20No
16:21You strike a hard bargain
16:27Player
16:27I've had a hard life
16:30Now load the beast
16:32And let us be on our way
16:34Gold
16:43I adore the feel of it
16:46The weight of it
16:48The look of it
16:50Your share
16:56I don't want it
16:58I don't want any part of you
16:59Come, Samson
17:02Baba
17:02We must find our own comrade
17:05No
17:06Let him go
17:07We're done with him
17:09Aaron climbed the tallest hill he could find
17:21But the royal caravan was nowhere in sight
17:25What is it, Baba?
17:30Samson
17:31Samson
17:31The star?
17:35Yes
17:35The kings were following that star
17:39If we follow it
17:40If we follow it
17:40We are sure to catch up with him
17:43Come, quickly
17:45And so they followed the gleaming star
17:49Little realizing where it was leading them
17:52You can hear the music
17:57If you listen
17:59Raise your heart
18:04One star in the night
18:10Showed on Bethlehem
18:14The town of Bethlehem
18:17And as Aaron glanced back out over the countryside
18:20He saw what seemed to be a gentle army of poor shepherds
18:25All of them being led toward the tiny town
18:28Why, they are all following the same star
18:33Angels of light
18:39And that holy word
18:46Salam to a Savior
18:50Who was born beneath his glory
18:57One star in the night
19:05Look, Samson
19:07Baba
19:07By that old stable up ahead
19:10See?
19:11One night
19:14Remember
19:16And that he saw
19:20The king of kings
19:25The royal caravan
19:44We found it
19:45See, there is old Joshua
19:47Joshua!
19:49Joshua!
19:49Their hearts were so full of joy
19:52That they did not look where they were going
19:54Suddenly
19:55Something came careening out of the darkness
19:58Out of my way, ragamuffin!
20:00Baba!
20:05Oh, Baba, you mustn't die
20:08You mustn't
20:09Who can help me?
20:11Yes
20:15The kings
20:16The kings are wise
20:18They will be able to save Baba
20:20Please!
20:23I've got to get inside to see the kings
20:25You must let me through
20:27And when Aaron came to the entrance of the stable
20:30He could hardly believe what he saw
20:33And she brought forth her firstborn son
20:39And wrapped him in swaddling clothes
20:41And laid him in a manger
20:43Because there was no room for them in the inn
20:47Oh, your majesty!
20:49You must...
20:51Oh, the player boy
20:55My lamb has been injured
20:56You must save him
20:59He is near death
21:00Oh, lad, there is nothing I can do
21:03But...
21:04But you are a king!
21:07A mortal king only
21:08But...
21:09There is a king among kings
21:12Who would save your little friend
21:15The babe?
21:17But...
21:18I do not understand
21:20It is not necessary that you understand
21:23Go to him
21:25But...
21:27I...
21:27I have no gift to bring
21:30Go
21:31Look upon the newborn king
21:34Go
21:35Go
21:36Go
21:38I am a poor boy to
21:48I have no wish to bring her
21:58I have no wish to bring her
22:08Shall I pray for you more?
22:22Oh, my love
22:28Merry COVID, ma-rum-rum-rum-rum
22:42The ox and lamb catch time
22:49I have no wish to bring her
22:55I have no wish to bring her
23:02I have no wish to bring her
23:09The End
23:39And as Aaron looked at the babe, he thought it was the most beautiful sight he had ever seen.
23:46And yet, there is something more about him.
23:50So much more.
23:51Your gift, little drummer boy, given out of the simple desperation of a pure love, is the one favored above all.
24:02See?
24:04Aaron's heart was filled with joy and love.
24:09And he knew at last that the hate he had carried there was wrong, as all hatred will ever be wrong.
24:17For more powerful, more beautiful by far, than all the eons of sadness and cruelty and desolation which had come before, was that one tiny crystalline second of laughter.
24:33Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
24:40Blessed are the pure in heart.
24:57You