5 seconds to go,
Until midnight came,
And I’d defeated the thief,
And his New Year’s math game…
Thief screamed Happy New Year!
And gave me a hug,
Then the sparks from his nose,
Almost burned up my rug!
But he wasn’t quite done,
He still had some tricks,
He’d forgotten to ask me,
What’s 12 x a 6…
When I gave thief the answer,
He sparked his last spark,
And flew to the sky,
He lit up the dark!
The answer I gave him?
You know it too,
I said 12 x 6 is always ____