On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree
(Two turtle doves)
On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
(Three French hens)
On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
(Four calling birds)
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
(What's a calling bird?)
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
(Five gold rings)
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
(Six geese a-laying)
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds (calling birds)
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
(Seven swans a-swimming)
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
(Breaststroke!)
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
(Eight maids a-milking)
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
(Calling bird)
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
(Nine ladies dancing)
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
(Ten lords a-leaping)
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
(Eleven pipers piping)
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
(Twelve drummers drumming)
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming
Eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
The Twelve Days of Christmas was written by Traditional.