Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
This page contains all the misheard lyrics for The Twelve Days of Christmas that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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And a partri ginapear tree
And a partridge in a pear tree
Kidsongs',
"The Twelve Days of Christmas"
Five onion rings
Five golden rings
Nine make us dancing
Nine ladies dancing
And a partridge dinner pear tree.
And a partridge in a pear tree.
Danny Partidge in a pear tree.
And a partridge in a pear tree.
Three Frenchmen
or
Three freshmen
Three French hens
And a high pretty jingle bell tree
And a partridge in a pear tree
And a par tree a Jen a pear tree
And a partridge in a pear tree.
And some porridge in a bear tree
And a partridge in a pear tree.
Four collie birds
Three Frenchmen
Two curdled doves and
A cartridge in a pear tree
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree
On the 5th day of christmas
My true love gave to me
5 ding-a-lings.
On the 5th day of christmas
My true love gave to me
5 golden rings.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me three French men
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me three French hens
On the worst day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A par bridge in a bare tree.
On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear tree.
Three French horns
-or-
Three French hams
-or-
Three French fries
Three French hens