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The Herper Holiday Song

by Scott Patterson

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: TWO COLLARD LIZARDS, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: THREE TREE FROGS, two collard lizards, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: FOUR WHIPTAILS, three tree frogs, two collard lizards, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: FIVE CHUCKWALLAS. Four whiptails, three tree frogs, two collard lizards, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: SIX RATTLERS RATTLING, five chuckwallas, four whiptails, three tree frogs, two collard lizards, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: SEVEN TURTLES SNAPPING, six rattlers rattling, five chuckwallas ,four whiptails, three tree frogs, two collard lizards, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: EIGHT COBRAS SPITTING, seven turtles snapping, six rattlers rattling, five chuckwallas, four whiptails, three tree frogs, two collard lizards, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: NINE PYTHONS SQUEEZING, eight cobras spitting, seven turtles snapping, six rattlers rattling, five chuckwallas, four whiptails, three tree frogs, two collard lizards, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: TEN GECKOS BARKING, nine pythons squeezing, eight cobras spitting, seven turtles snapping, six rattlers rattling, five chuckwallas, four whiptails, three tree frogs, two collard lizards, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: ELEVEN SWIFTS A' BASKING, ten geckos barking, nine pythons squeezing, eight cobras spitting, seven turtles snapping, six rattlers rattling, five chuckwallas, four whiptails, three tree frogs, two collard lizards, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: TWELVE KOMODO DRAGONS, eleven swifts a' basking, ten geckos barking, nine pythons squeezing, eight cobras spitting, seven turtles snapping, six rattlers rattling, five chuckwallas, four whiptails, three tree frogs, two collard lizards, and a kingsnake with a pinkie.