To be sung, allowing for some eccentric scansion, to the traditional tune of the
‘Twelve Days of Christmas’.
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On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me three Mallard ducks, two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me four crafty crows, three Mallard ducks, two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me five greylag geese, four crafty crows, three Mallard ducks, two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me six preening pelicans, five greylag geese, four crafty crows, three Mallard ducks, two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me seven geese a-cruising, six preening pelicans, five greylag geese, four crafty crows, three Mallard ducks, two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me eight gulls a-gliding, seven geese a-cruising, six preening pelicans, five greylag geese, four crafty crows, three Mallard ducks, two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me nine pigeons pecking, eight gulls a-gliding, seven geese a-cruising, six preening pelicans, five greylag geese, four crafty crows, three Mallard ducks, two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me ten coots a-crying, nine pigeons pecking, eight gulls a-gliding, seven geese a-cruising, six preening pelicans, five greylag geese, four crafty crows, three Mallard ducks, two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me eleven swans a-flying, ten coots a-crying, nine pigeons pecking, eight gulls a-floating, seven geese a-cruising, six preening pelicans, five greylag geese, four crafty crows, three Mallard ducks, two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me a flock of fluttering feathers, eleven swans a-flying, ten coots a-crying, nine pigeons pecking, eight gulls a-floating, seven geese a-cruising, six preening pelicans, five greylag geese, four crafty crows, three Mallard ducks, two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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