Twelve Days of Christmas (Live)

Lyrics

[Intro] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight Nine-ten, ten-eleven, eleven-twelve, twelve [Verse 1] On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me A partridge in a pear tree [Verse 2] On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree [Verse 3] On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Three french hens Two turtlе doves And a partridge in a pear tree [Verse 4] On thе 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 (In a pear tree) [Verse 5] 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 [Verse 6] 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 [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 Four calling birds Three french hens Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree [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 Four calling birds Three french hens Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree [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 Four calling birds Three french hens Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree (Yeah) [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 Four calling birds Three french hens Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree [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 Four calling birds Three french hens Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree (Yeah) [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 Four calling birds Three french hens Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree [Outro] And a partridge, and a partridge, and a partridge And a partridge, and a partridge, and a partridge And a partridge, and a partridge, and a partridge And a partridge, and a partridge, and a partridge And a partridge, and a partridge, and a partridge And a partridge, and a partridge, and a partridge And a partridge And a par– [Spoken] Please, I'd like to think Tim Ray, for the most impressive playing Rebecca Campbell Lisa Lindo Phillip Brown Catherine Russell Evan Richey on cello Vinni Nobile, trombone Frank London David Travers-Smith Peter Kiesewalter Gail Ann Dorsey Dean Sharp And myself Thank you all for coming [Sung] And a partridge in a pear tree [Spoken] I'll never be bitter again! You'll never be thinner again? Bigger? Bitter! You should be bitter Bitterness gives you character If you ever get over it If you've never been bitter I don't think you're— I'm just saying it's good to be bitter Bitter is better and batter and butter Anyway, so anyway, we've had a great time And I, I really am— Thanks for your warmth It's always— It's a real thing You don't play to a vacuum and every audience is different And, um, I don't say this to every audience, just every audience You're the best audience we ever had, just like all the other audiences Yeah, no, never mind, never mind You don't believe me anyway, you're just, just— Bitter! Bitter So, anyway I wrote this next song For children, because I heard that they were moving— Are you having a great conversation? That's okay, it's normal for me, that's what my head sounds like But I did discern a bit of difference, it's outside Um, I heard that they were moving a lot of the Classic traditional songs from schools because they, you know You hit the word Savior, whatever, and it's [whistle], it's out You know, everything, donkeys, asses, everything like that Actually, did you hear about the first mention of A man made out of rubber in the Bible? Occurs, um, when somewhere in the Bible it says that Jeremiah tied his ass to a tree and walked forty miles Wow, we're not as modern as we thought This is a song for children, to children, about children, and, and Our thank you song for all of you coming tonight and being part of this