On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
A high _G sharp_ in a tree
Verse 2
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Verse 3
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Three French _G sharps_
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Chorus
Jolly old St. Nicholas
Lean your ear this way.
Don’t you tell a single soul,
What I’m going to say.
Verse 4
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Four _F_ flutes
Three French _G sharps_
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Verse 5
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Five golden rings of _G_
Four _F_ flutes
Three French _G sharps_
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Chorus
Jolly old St. Nicholas
Lean your ear this way.
Don’t you tell a single soul,
What I’m going to say.
Verse 6
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings of _G_
Four _F_ flutes
Three French _G sharps_
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Chorus
Jolly old St. Nicholas
Lean your ear this way.
Don’t you tell a single soul,
What I’m going to say.
Verse 7
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings of _G_
Four _F_ flutes
Three French _G sharps_
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Chorus
Jolly old St. Nicholas
Lean your ear this way.
Don’t you tell a single soul,
What I’m going to say.
Verse 8
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 of _G_
Four _F_ flutes
Three French _G sharps_
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Chorus
Jolly old St. Nicholas
Lean your ear this way.
Don’t you tell a single soul,
What I’m going to say.
Verse 9
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings of _G_
Four _F_ flutes
Three French _G sharps_
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Verse 10
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings of _G_
Four _F_ flutes
Three French _G sharps_
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Chorus
Jolly old St. Nicholas
Lean your ear this way.
Don’t you tell a single soul,
What I’m going to say.
Verse 11
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave 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 of _G_
Four _F_ flutes
Three French _G sharps_
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Chorus
Jolly old St. Nicholas
Lean your ear this way.
Don’t you tell a single soul,
What I’m going to say.
Verse 12
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave 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 of _G_
Four _F_ flutes
Three French _G sharps_
Two _F sharps_ and
A _G sharp_ in a tree.
Chorus
Jolly old St. Nicholas
Lean your ear this way.
Don’t you tell a single soul,
What I’m going to say.