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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree.
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On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two turtle doves
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and a partridge in a pear tree.
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On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three French hens,
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two turtle doves, and a Partridge in a pear tree.
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On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
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four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
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On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me five golden rings,
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four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
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On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six geese a laying,
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five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
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and a Partridge in a pear tree.
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On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me seven swans a swimming,
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six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,
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two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
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On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight maids a milking,
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seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds,
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three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
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On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine ladies dancing,
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eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five golden rings,
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four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
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On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten lords a leaping,
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nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying,
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five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
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and a Partridge in a pear tree.
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On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven pipers piping,
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ten lords a leaping nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming,
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six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,
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two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
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On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve drummers drumming,
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eleven pipers piping, ten lords a leaping nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking,
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seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds,
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three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
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Twelve Days Of Christmas
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| John Denver |
