Little Twelvetoes

now, if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand, he'd also have 12 toes, or so the theory goes...
well, with 12 digits, I mean fingers, he probably would've invented 2 more digits when he invented his number system
then, if he'd saved the zero for the end, he could count and multiply by 12's just as easily as you and I do by 10's

now, if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand, he'd probably count: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, dek, el, do
dek and el being two entirely new signs meaning 10 and 11 - single digits
and his 12, do, would've been written: one - zero
get it?
that'd be swell, to multiply by 12

hey, Little Twelvetoes, I hope you're well
must be some far flung planet where you dwell
if we were together you could be my cousin
out here we call 'em "a dozen"
hey, Little Twelvetoes
please come back home...

now, if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand, his children would have 'em, too
and when they played hide-and-seek, they'd count by sixes, fast
and when they studied piano, they'd do their 6-fingered exercises
and when they went to school, they'd learn the Golden Rule and how to multiply by 12's easily:
just put down the zero
but me, I have to learn it the hard way
let me see...

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

hey, Little Twelvetoes, I hope you're thrivin'
some of us 10-toed folks are still survivin'
if you help me with my 12's, I'll help you with your 10's
and we can all be friends, Little Twelvetoes
please come back home