Oh you know you sing it this way too!

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12  pipers?....piping

11.... drummers drumming......

10 lords-a-leaping?

9 ladies... dancing....

8 maids-a-milking....

7 swans-a-swimming

6 geese-a-laying

5 golden rings!!!!

4 calling birds

3 French hens

2 turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree!

Finish strong. Thats all that matters....