On the first day of christmas, my true love sent to me
a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the second day of christmas, my true love sent to me
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the third day of christmas, my true love sent to me
three ferruginous partridges,
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the fourth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
four grey tit-flycatchers,
three ferruginous partridges,
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the fifth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
five wing-snapping cisticolas,
four grey tit-flycatchers,
three ferruginous partridges,
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the sixth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
six great skuas,
five wing-snapping cisticolas,
four grey tit-flycatchers,
three ferruginous partridges,
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the seventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
seven small pratincoles,
six great skuas,
five wing-snapping cisticolas,
four grey tit-flycatchers,
three ferruginous partridges,
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the eight day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eight nyanza swifts,
seven small pratincoles,
six great skuas,
five wing-snapping cisticolas,
four grey tit-flycatchers,
three ferruginous partridges,
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the ninth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
nine white-collared jaies,
eight nyanza swifts,
seven small pratincoles,
six great skuas,
five wing-snapping cisticolas,
four grey tit-flycatchers,
three ferruginous partridges,
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the tenth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
ten bismarck hanging parrots,
nine white-collared jaies,
eight nyanza swifts,
seven small pratincoles,
six great skuas,
five wing-snapping cisticolas,
four grey tit-flycatchers,
three ferruginous partridges,
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the eleventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eleven ivory-backed woodswallows,
ten bismarck hanging parrots,
nine white-collared jaies,
eight nyanza swifts,
seven small pratincoles,
six great skuas,
five wing-snapping cisticolas,
four grey tit-flycatchers,
three ferruginous partridges,
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.

On the twelfth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
twelve great black hawks,
eleven ivory-backed woodswallows,
ten bismarck hanging parrots,
nine white-collared jaies,
eight nyanza swifts,
seven small pratincoles,
six great skuas,
five wing-snapping cisticolas,
four grey tit-flycatchers,
three ferruginous partridges,
two red wattlebirds,
and a fawn-breasted whistler in a sweetgum tree.