On the first day of christmas, my true love sent to me
a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the second day of christmas, my true love sent to me
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the third day of christmas, my true love sent to me
three burmese bush larks,
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the fourth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
four pallid swifts,
three burmese bush larks,
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the fifth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
five alpine leaf warblers,
four pallid swifts,
three burmese bush larks,
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the sixth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
six xavier's greenbuls,
five alpine leaf warblers,
four pallid swifts,
three burmese bush larks,
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the seventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
seven pink-throated twinspots,
six xavier's greenbuls,
five alpine leaf warblers,
four pallid swifts,
three burmese bush larks,
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the eight day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eight common tailorbirds,
seven pink-throated twinspots,
six xavier's greenbuls,
five alpine leaf warblers,
four pallid swifts,
three burmese bush larks,
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the ninth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
nine stripe-capped sparrows,
eight common tailorbirds,
seven pink-throated twinspots,
six xavier's greenbuls,
five alpine leaf warblers,
four pallid swifts,
three burmese bush larks,
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the tenth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
ten eurasian pygmy owls,
nine stripe-capped sparrows,
eight common tailorbirds,
seven pink-throated twinspots,
six xavier's greenbuls,
five alpine leaf warblers,
four pallid swifts,
three burmese bush larks,
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the eleventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eleven sooty ant tanagers,
ten eurasian pygmy owls,
nine stripe-capped sparrows,
eight common tailorbirds,
seven pink-throated twinspots,
six xavier's greenbuls,
five alpine leaf warblers,
four pallid swifts,
three burmese bush larks,
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.

On the twelfth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
twelve grey go-away-birds,
eleven sooty ant tanagers,
ten eurasian pygmy owls,
nine stripe-capped sparrows,
eight common tailorbirds,
seven pink-throated twinspots,
six xavier's greenbuls,
five alpine leaf warblers,
four pallid swifts,
three burmese bush larks,
two velvet-purple coronets,
and a plain-backed pipit in a poplar tree.