Lyrics & Music by: Bob Dorough
Performed by: Bob Dorough

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,
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 six 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 Twlvetoes, I hope you're well
must be some far-flung planet where you
dwell
If we were together you could be my cousin
Down here we call'em "a dozen"
Hey, Little Twlvetoes, please come back
home

Now, if man
Had been born with six fingers on each hand,
His children would have'em too,
And when they played hide-and-go-seek,
they'd count by sixes, fast
And when they studied piano, they'd do their
six-finger exercises,
And when they went to school,
They'd learn the Golden Rule,
And how to multiply by 12 easily:
Just put down the zero
But me-I have to learn it the hard way
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 ten-toed folks are still survivin'
If you help me with my 12's,
I'll help you With your 10's,
And we could all be friends
Little Twelvetoes, please come back home