[Source] Cliftonian, 1867[14] [Giver] My true-love sent to me [1] Partridge in a pear-tree [2] Turtle-doves [3] French hens [4] Colley birds [5] Gold rings [6] Ducks a-laying [7] Swans swimming [9] Ladies dancing [10] Lords a-leaping [11] Badgers baiting [12] Bells a-ringing [8] 
Hares a-running
M a i d s a m i l k i n g
L a d i e s d a n c i n g
M a i d s a - m i l k i n g
H a r e s a - r u n n i n g
M a i d s m i l k i n g
H o u n d s a r u n n i n g
B o y s a - s i n g i n g