| Now if man had been born with six fingers on each hand
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| He’d also have twelve toes or so the theory goes
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| But, with twelve digits, I mean fingers
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| He probably would’ve invented two more digits
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| When he invented his number system
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| Then, if he saved the zero for the end
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| He could count and multiply by twelve
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| Just as easily as you and I do by ten
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| Now if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand
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| He’d probably count: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, dek,
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| el, doh
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| «Dek» and «el» being two entirely new signs meaning ten and
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| Eleven
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| Single digits!
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| And his twelve, «doh», would be written 1−0
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| Get it?
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| That’d be swell, for multiplying by 12
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| Hey Little Twelvetoes, I hope you’re well
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| Must be some far-flung planet where you dwell
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| If we were together, you could be my cousin
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| Down here we call it a dozen
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| Hey Little Twelvetoes, please come back
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| Now if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand
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| His children would have them too
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| And when they played hide-and-go-seek they’d count by sixes fast
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| And when they studied piano, they’d do their six-finger exercises
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| And when they went to school, they’d learn the golden rule
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| And how to multiply by twelve easy: just put down a zero
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| But me, I have to learn it the hard way
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| Let me see
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| One times 12 is twelve, two times 12 is 24
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| Three times 12 is 36, four times 12 is 48
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| Five times 12 is 60, six times 12 is 72
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| Seven times 12 is 84, eight times 12 is 96
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| Nine times 12 is 108, ten times 12 is 120
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| Eleven times 12 is 132, and 12 times 12 is 144
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| Hey Little Twelvetoes, I hope you’re thriving
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| Some of us ten-toed folks are still surviving
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| If you help me with my twelves, I’ll help you with your tens
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| And we could all be friends
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| Little Twelvetoes, please come back |