Cover art for Twelve Days of Christmas by Natalie Cole

Twelve Days of Christmas

Sep. 21, 19991 viewer

Twelve Days of Christmas Lyrics

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, and a partridge in a pear tree

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave 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 gave 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 gave 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 gave 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 gave 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 gave to me:
Nine drummers drumming - and all that other stuff. You know what I'm talking about

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Ten pipers piping? OUCH! What am I gonna do with all of them?

I mean, I really think this is quite enough, already. Oh my. Oh no!
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Uh - Eleven ladies dancing!

Girls, girls, girls, please. Go somewhere, sit down. This has go to stop
Ugh. I have a headache. You know, it's starting to get a little crowded in here

Oh no. Ohh, not again! On that twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Yep. You guessed it! Twelve lords a-leaping
Huh! What am I gonna do with twelve lords a-leaping?! Do you realize I have ended up with:

Twenty-two ladies dancing!
Thirty pipers piping!
Thirty-six drummers drumming!
Forty maids a-milking!
Forty-two swans a-swimming!
Forty-two geese a-laying!
Forty golden rings!
Thirty-six calling birds!
Thirty French hens!
Twenty-two turtle doves!
AND twelve partridges in twelve pear trees!
I am SO out of here!

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September 21, 1999
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