The king sent his lady on the first Yule day, A papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the second Yule day, Three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the third Yule day, Three plovers, three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the fourth Yule day, A goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the fifth Yule day, Three starlings, a goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, and a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the sixth Yule day, Three goldspinks, three starlings, a goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, and a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the seventh Yule day, A bull that was brown, three goldspinks, three starlings, A goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, and a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the eighth Yule day, Three ducks a-merry laying, a bull that was brown, Three goldspinks, three starlings, a goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, and a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the ninth Yule day, Three swans a-merry swimming, three ducks a-merry laying, A bull that was brown, Three goldspinks, three starlings, a goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, and a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the tenth Yule day, An Arabian baboon, Three swans a-merry swimming, three ducks a-merry laying, A bull that was brown, Three goldspinks, three starlings, a goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, and a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the eleventh Yule day, Three hinds a-merry hunting, An Arabian baboon, three swans a-merry swimming, Three ducks a-merry laying, a bull that was brown, Three goldspinks, three starlings, a goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, and a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the twelfth Yule day, Three maids a-merry dancing, three hinds a-merry hunting, an Arabian baboon, Three swans a-merry swimming, three ducks a-merry laying, A bull that was brown, three goldspinks, three starlings, A goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, and a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The king sent his lady on the thirteenth Yule day, Three stalks o' merry corn, three maids a-merry dancing, Three hinds a-merry hunting, an Arabian baboon, Three swans a-merry swimming, Three ducks a-merry laying, a bull that was brown, Three goldspinks, three starlings, a goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PORTRAIT OF ONE DEAD by CONRAD AIKEN THE FIDDLING WOOD by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET MY FATHER'S FACE by HAYDEN CARRUTH O DREAMS, O DESTINATIONS by CECIL DAY LEWIS SONG OF THE WAVE by ROBERT FROST ECSTASY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |