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12 Days of Christmas From West Texas

On the twelve days of Christmas, West Texas gave to me
	twelve tarantulas creepin’,
		eleven javelinas diggin’,
		ten jack rabbits jumpin’,
		nine skunks a stinkin’,
		eight mantis prayin’,
		seven snakes swimmin’,
		six mountain lions,
	five sunny days,
		four mockingbirds, 
		three hoary bats,
		two horned toads,
	and a cowbird in a mesquite tree.

On the twelve days of Christmas, West Texas gave to me
	twelve oxeye creepin’,
		eleven acanthus flamin’,
		ten willows twistin’,
		nine cholla jumpin’,
		eight tumbleweeds rollin’,
		seven shin diggers stickin’,
		six purple thistles,
	five sunny days,
		four mountain laurels, 
		three ruby muhly,
		two hawthorn,
	and mistletoe in an elm tree.

Copyright © Linda Alice Fowler

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