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Little Twelvetoes
Various Artists
Now, if man
Had been born with six fingers on each hand,
He'd also have twelve toes,
Or so the theory goes ...
Well, with twelve digits, I mean fingers,
He probably would've invented two more
digits
When he invented his number system.
Then, if he'd saved the zero for the end,
Just as easily as you and I do by 10's.
He could count and multiply by 12's,
Had been born with six fingers on each hand,
Now, if man
He'd probably count: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, dek,
el, do.
meaning 10 and 11Dek and el being two entirely new signs
And his 12, do, would've been written:
Get it?
oneThat'd be swell, to multiply by 12.
dwell.
Hey, Little Twlvetoes, I hope you're well.
must be some farIf we were together you could be my cousin.
Hey, Little Twlvetoes, please come back
Down here we call'em "a dozen."
home ...
Now, if man
His children would have'em too,
Had been born with six fingers on each hand,
they'd count by sixes, fast.
And when they played hidesixAnd when they studied piano, they'd do their
And when they went to school,
They'd learn the Golden Rule,
And how to multiply by 12 easily:
But meJust put down the zero.
Let me see now ...
1 x 12 is 12, 2 x 12 is 24, 3 x 12 is 36, 4 x 12 is 48,
5 x 12 is 60,
6 x 12 is 72, 7 X 12 is 84, 8 x 12 is 96, 9 x 12 is
108, 10 x 12 is 120,
11 X 12 is 132, and 12 x 12 is 144.
Wow!
Hey Little Twvetoes, I hope you're thrivin',
Some of us tenIf you help me with my 12's,
Little Twelvetoes, please come back homeAnd we could all be friends.
I'll help you With your 10's,
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