NOTE: The nature of this arrangement allows for flexible dynamics. Perform them as you see fit.

12 Days of Christmas / Africa

as performed by Straight No Chaser
arrangement by Richard Gregory / Ken Purchase

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On the first day of Christ - mas,my true love gave to me: a par - tridge in a pear tree.
Tenor 1

On the

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On the first day of Christ - mas,my true love gave to me: a par - tridge in a pear tree.
Tenor 2

On the

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Onthe first day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me: a par - tridge in a pear tree. On the

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On the first day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me: a par - tridge in a pear tree. On the

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se-cond day of Christ-mas my true love gave to me:
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two tur - tle doves and a par - tridge in a pear

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se-cond day of Christ-mas my true love gave to me:
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two tur - tle doves and a par - tridge in a pear

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se - cond day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me: two tur - tle doves and a par - tridge in a pear

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se - cond day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me: two tur - tle doves and a par - tridge in a pear
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tree.
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On the third day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me:
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tree.
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On the third day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me:

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tree. On the fourth day of Chri...

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tree. On the fourth day of Chri...

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five
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gol - den rings. Four cal - ling birds two tur - tle doves, and a
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gol - den rings. three french hens and a

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five gol - den rings. Four cal - ling birds two tur - tle doves, and a

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five gol - den rings. three french hens and a

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par
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- tridge in a pear tree. On the
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- tridge in a pear tree. On the ninth day of Christ - mas, my

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par - tridge in a pear tree. On the

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eighth
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day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me: eight maids a'
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true love gave to
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me: nine la - dies dan - cing, eight la - dies dan - cing,

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eighth day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me: eight maids a'

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true love gave to me: nine la - dies dan - cing, eight la - dies dan - cing,

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mil - king, se - ven maids a'
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mil - king, six maids a' mil - king, bet - ter not shout you
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se - ven la - dies dan - cing,
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six la - dies dan - cing, five

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mil - king, se - ven maids a' mil - king, six maids a' mil - king, bet - ter not shout you

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se - ven la - dies dan - cing, six la - dies dan - cing, five

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bet - ter not
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cry, you bet - ter not in a pear tree.

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you bet - ter not in a pear tree.

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bet - ter not cry, you bet - ter not in a pear tree. On the ninth... on the
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you bet - ter not in a pear tree. On the ninth... on the
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Deck the halls with boughs of hol - ly.
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Deck the halls with boughs of hol - ly.

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eighth... on the se - venth day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me:

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eighth... on the se - venth day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me:

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Se - ven swans A - swim- ming, six
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geese A - lay - ing five gol - den

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Se - ven swans A - swim-ming, six
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geese A - lay - ing five gol - den

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Here we come A - wass - ail - ling a - mong the leaves so five gol - den

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Here we come A - wass - ail - ling a - mong the leaves so fa la la la la la

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rings.
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Four cal - ling birds two tur - tle doves, The

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rings. Four cal - ling birds two tur - tle doves, The

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la la la three french hens Here we come A -
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boar's
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head in hand bear I, be - deck'd with bays and par - tridge in a pear
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head in hand bear I, be - deck'd with bays and par - tridge in a pear

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boar's head in hand bear I, be - deck'd with bays and par tridge
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wass- ail - ling a - mong the leaves so green. in a pear

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On the e - le - venth day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me: e -

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On the e - le - venth day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me:

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tree. On the e - le - venth day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me:

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tree. On the e - le - venth day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me:

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le - ven pi - pers pi - ping, ten lords A - lea - ping, nine la - dies dan - cing, eight maid's A - mil - king,

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dong ding dong

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se - ven swans A- swim - ming, six
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geese a - lay - ing, five gol - den rings, four cal - ling birds,
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dong five gol - den rings, four cal - ling birds,

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three french hens,
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two tur - tle doves, and Ru- dolph the red - nosed rein - deer! On the
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two tur - tle doves, and Ru- dolph the red - nosed rein - deer! On the

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I have a lit - tle dra - dle. I made it out of clay, and

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twelfth day of Christ - mas, my
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true love gave to me:

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when it's dry and rea - dy,
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the dra - dle I shall play. Oh, dra - dle, dra - dle, dra - dle...

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