Partridge In A Pear Tree Song

Four calling birds three french hens two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.

Partridge in a pear tree song. Six geese a layin on the sixth day of christmas my true love sent to me six geese a layin five golden rings. Both my true love and the partridge in a pear tree represent jesus the partridge because it s a bird that will sacrifice its life to save its children. And a partridge in a pear tree. A partridge in a pear tree.

Seven swans a swimmin on the seventh day of christmas my true love sent to me seven swans a swimmin six geese a layin. And a partridge in a pear tree. Eight maids a milking seven swans a swimming six geese. A partridge in a pear tree verse 6 on the sixth day of christmas my true love sent 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 sent to me seven swans a swimming six geese a laying five golden rings four.

Here s the truth behind the turtle doves french hens and other birds in the famous song the twelve days of christmas. Some variants have juniper tree or june apple tree rather than pear tree presumably a mishearing of partridge in a pear tree. A partridge in a pear tree verse 2 on the second day of christmas my true love sent to me two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree verse 3 on the third day of christmas my true love. On the seventh day of christmas my true love sent to me.

The 1780 version has four colly birds colly being a regional english expression for coal black the name of the collie dog breed may come from this word.