The Twelve Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, my true love
sent to me:
A partridge
in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love
sent to me:
Two turtle
doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
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.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love
sent to me:
Four calling
birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear
tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love
sent to me:
Five golden rings! Four calling birds, three
French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love
sent to me:
Six geese
a-laying, five golden rings!
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge
in a pear tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true
love sent to me:
Seven swans
a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five golden rings! Four calling birds,
three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.
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 golden rings!
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge
in a pear tree.
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 golden rings! four calling
birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.
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 golden rings! Four calling birds, three French
hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.
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 golden rings! Four calling
birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.
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 golden rings! Four calling
birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.
VOCABULARY:
all of these are names of birds: partridge,
turtle dove, French hen, calling bird, goose (geese), swan
a-laying (v): a-laying = laying eggs
maids (n): a maid is a girl, the maids in
this song are milkmaids.
a-milking (v): milking a cow, getting milk
from a cow. Moooo...
lords (n): noble men
a-leaping (v): jumping and dancing
piper (n): a musician who plays a musical
instrument similar to a flute.
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