A repost of Tom Watson's original post on December 22, 2005.
On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A catalogue from Lee Valley.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Three French curves, Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Four spalted billets, Three French curves, Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Five gold box rings, Four spalted billets, Three French curves, Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Six geese a-flying, Five gold box rings, Four spalted billets, Three French curves, Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Seven swans a-chiseling, Six geese a-flying, Five gold box rings, Four spalted billets, Three French curves, Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eight wooden milk cans, Seven swans a-chiseling, Six geese a-flying, Five gold box rings, Four spalted billets, Three French curves, Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Nine ladies' work gloves, Eight wooden milk cans, Seven swans a-chiseling, Six geese a-flying, Five gold box rings, Four spalted billets, Three French curves, Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Ten Loyd's a-puzzling, Nine ladies' work gloves, Eight wooden milk cans, Seven swans a-chiseling, Six geese a-flying, Five gold box rings, Four spalted billets, Three French curves, Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eleven pipe clamps clamping, Ten Loyd's a-puzzling, Nine ladies' work gloves, Eight wooden milk cans, Seven swans a-chiseling, Six geese a-flying, Five gold box rings, Four spalted billets, Three French curves, Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Twelve drums a-sanding, Eleven pipe clamps clamping, Ten Loyd's a-puzzling, Nine ladies' work gloves, Eight wooden milk cans, Seven swans a-chiseling, Six geese a-flying, Five gold box rings, Four spalted billets, Three French curves, Two saws for dovetails, From the catalogue of Lee Valley.
Part The Second: Every year there's some guy that calculates the cost of all the items in the Twelve Days Of Christmas. I wonder what this one would cost.)
I won't get to sing it this year as I am celebrating my first ever green Christmas on the Mayan Riviera instead of the usual Christmas Eve fish and seafood dinner with a group of friends, where most of the guys are are wooddorkers.
Luigi Zanasi