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<pre><code>import re
lyrics = '''Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking
Seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five gold rings
Four calling birds, three French hens
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
'''
xmasReExp = re.compile(r'\d+\s\w+')
print(xmasReExp.findall(lyrics))
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