On the first day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
A most lovely lavender tie
On the second day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.
On the third day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
Three golf clubs,
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.
On the fourth day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
Four mission lights,
Three golf clubs,
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.
On the fifth day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
Five ivory combs,
Four mission lights,
Three golf clubs,
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.
On the sixth day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
Six golden lighters,
Five ivory combs,
Four mission lights,
Three golf clubs,
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.
On the seventh day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
Seven books of fiction,
Six golden lighters,
Five ivory combs,
Four mission lights,
Three golf clubs,
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.
On the eighth day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
Eight pairs of cufflinks,
Seven books of fiction,
Six golden lighters,
Five ivory combs,
Four mission lights,
Three golf clubs,
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.
On the ninth day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
Nine games of scrabble,
Eight pairs of cufflinks,
Seven books of fiction,
Six golden lighters,
Five ivory combs,
Four mission lights,
Three golf clubs,
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.
On the tenth day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
Ten silken hankies,
Nine games of scrabble,
Eight pairs of cufflinks,
Seven books of fiction,
Six golden lighters,
Five ivory combs,
Four mission lights,
Three golf clubs,
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.
On the eleventh day of Christmas
We gave our loving dad
Eleven jars of jelly,
Ten silken hankies,
Nine games of scrabble,
Eight pairs of cufflinks,
Seven books of fiction,
Six golden lighters,
Five ivory combs,
Four mission lights,
Three golf clubs,
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My children gave to me
Twelve dozen kisses,
Eleven jars of jelly,
Ten silken hankies,
Nine games of scrabble,
Eight pairs of cufflinks,
Seven books of fiction,
Six golden lighters,
Five ivory combs,
Four mission lights,
Three golf clubs,
Two silken scarfs,
And a most lovely lavender tie.