[Source] Cole, 1900[19] [Giver] My true love sent to me [1] Parteridge upon a pear tree [2] Turtle doves [3] French hens [4] Colly birds [5] Gold rings [6] Geese a laying [7] Squabs a swimming [8] Hounds a running [10] Cocks a crowing [11] Lords a leaping [12] Ladies a dancing [9] 
Bears a beating
D r u m m e r s d r u m m i n g
L o r d s a l e a p i n g
L a d i e s d a n c i n g
P i p e r s p l a y i n g
B e a r s a b e a t i n g
P i p e r s p i p i n g