The document recounts the traditional Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". Each verse describes the increasing gifts given by one's true love over the twelve days of Christmas, culminating in twelve drummers drumming on the final day. The gifts build upon those of previous days, with a partridge in a pear tree remaining as part of the tally.
24. seven swans
a-swimming,
six geese a-laying,
five goooold rings,
four calling birds,
three French hens,
two turtle doves,
and a partridge
in a pear tree.
25. On the ninth day
of Christmas, my
true love gave
to me …
27. eight maids a-milking,
seven swans a-swimming,
six geese a-laying,
five gooooold rings,
four calling birds,
three French hens,
two turtle doves,
and a partridge in a pear
tree.
28. On the tenth day of
Christmas, my
True love gave to
me…
30. nine ladies dancing,
eight maids a-milking
seven swans a-swimming,
six geese a-laying,
five goooooooold rings,
four calling birds,
three French hens,
two turtle doves,
and a partridge in a pear tree.
33. ten lords a-leaping,
nine ladies dancing,
eight maids a-milking,
seven swans a-swimming,
six geese a-laying
five goooooooold rings,
four calling birds,
three French hens,
and a partridge in a pear tree.
34. On the twelfth day of
Christmas, my true
love gave to me …