On the first day of christmas, my true love sent to me
a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the second day of christmas, my true love sent to me
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the third day of christmas, my true love sent to me
three hoffmann's woodpeckers,
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the fourth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
four crested shriketits,
three hoffmann's woodpeckers,
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the fifth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
five rock buntings,
four crested shriketits,
three hoffmann's woodpeckers,
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the sixth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
six masked woodswallows,
five rock buntings,
four crested shriketits,
three hoffmann's woodpeckers,
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the seventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
seven rubeho forest partridges,
six masked woodswallows,
five rock buntings,
four crested shriketits,
three hoffmann's woodpeckers,
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the eight day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eight halmahera flowerpeckers,
seven rubeho forest partridges,
six masked woodswallows,
five rock buntings,
four crested shriketits,
three hoffmann's woodpeckers,
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the ninth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
nine pale-breasted illadopsises,
eight halmahera flowerpeckers,
seven rubeho forest partridges,
six masked woodswallows,
five rock buntings,
four crested shriketits,
three hoffmann's woodpeckers,
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the tenth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
ten hartlaub's ducks,
nine pale-breasted illadopsises,
eight halmahera flowerpeckers,
seven rubeho forest partridges,
six masked woodswallows,
five rock buntings,
four crested shriketits,
three hoffmann's woodpeckers,
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the eleventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eleven greater thornbirds,
ten hartlaub's ducks,
nine pale-breasted illadopsises,
eight halmahera flowerpeckers,
seven rubeho forest partridges,
six masked woodswallows,
five rock buntings,
four crested shriketits,
three hoffmann's woodpeckers,
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.

On the twelfth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
twelve azure kingfishers,
eleven greater thornbirds,
ten hartlaub's ducks,
nine pale-breasted illadopsises,
eight halmahera flowerpeckers,
seven rubeho forest partridges,
six masked woodswallows,
five rock buntings,
four crested shriketits,
three hoffmann's woodpeckers,
two yellow-breasted boubous,
and a black-billed weaver in a hickory tree.