Eight Maids a-milking - oder: Könnten Sie mal bitte die MIlchmädchen nachrechnen?

 On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.