Twelve Days of Christmas (Live)

[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