On dem first day of Christmas, my true love she gave to me:
A crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem second day of Christmas, my true love she gave to me:
Two voodoo dolls
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem third day of Christmas my true love she gave to me:
Three stuffed shrimp,
Two voodoo dolls,
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem fourth day of Christmas, my true love she gave to me:
Four pousse café (coffee with a bit of alcohol in it),
Three stuffed shrimp,
Two voodoo dolls,
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem fifth day of Christmas,
I could not believe in all my days what she come up with:
Five poules d'eau (hen of the water (a duck),
Four pousse café,
Three stuffed shrimp,
Two voodoo dolls,
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem sixth day of Christmas, my true love she gave to me:
Six cypress knees,
Five poules d'eau,
Four pousse café,
Three stuffed shrimp,
Two voodoo dolls,
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem seventh day of Christmas, my true love she gave to me:
Seven fleur de lis (the flower of the french kings ),
Six cypress knees,
Five poules d'eau,
Four pousse café,
Three stuffed shrimp,
Two voodoo dolls,
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem eighth day of Christmas, my true love she gave to me:
Eight crabs a brewin',
Seven fleur de lis,
Six cypress knees,
Five poules d'eau,
Four pousse café,
Three stuffed shrimp,
Two voodoo dolls,
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem ninth day of Christmas, my true love she gave to me:
Nine oysters stewin',
Eight crabs a brewin',
Seven fleur de lis,
Six cypress knees,
Five poules d'eau,
Four pousse café,
Three stuffed shrimp,
Two voodoo dolls,
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem tenth day of Christmas, my true love she gave to me:
Ten pirogue paddles,
Nine oysters stewin',
Eight crabs a brewin',
Seven fleur de lis,
Six cypress knees,
Five poules d'eau,
Four pousse café,
Three stuffed shrimp,
Two voodoo dolls,
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem eleventh day of Christmas, my true love she gave to me:
Eleven duck decoys,
Ten pirogue paddles,
Nine oysters stewin',
Eight crabs a brewin',
Seven fleur de lis,
Six cypress knees,
Five poules d'eau,
Four pousse café,
Three stuffed shrimp,
Two voodoo dolls,
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
On dem twelveth day of Christmas, my true love she gave to me:
Twelve shotgun shells,
Eleven duck decoys,
Ten pirogue paddles,
Nine oysters stewin',
Eight crabs a brewin',
Seven fleur de lis,
Six cypress knees,
Five poules d'eau,
Four pousse café,
Three stuffed shrimp,
Two voodoo dolls,
And a crawfish in a fig tree.
