On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me:
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas
My true love gave to me:
Two turtle doves…etc.
On the third day of Christmas
My true love gave to me:
Three french hens…etc.
On the forth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me:
Four calling birds…etc.
On the fifth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me:
Five golden rings…etc.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me:
Six geese a-laying…etc.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me:
Seven swans a-swimming…etc.
On the eight day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me:
Eight maids a-milking…etc.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me:
Nine ladies dancing…etc.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me:
Ten lords a-leaping…etc.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me:
‘Leven pipers piping…etc.
On the Twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me:
Twelve drummers drumming…etc.