To be sung, allowing for some eccentric scansion, to the traditional tune of the
‘Twelve Days of Christmas’.
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me an angel gull in a plane tree.
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me two cor-mor-ants and an angel gull in a plane tree.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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