Thief begged and he pleaded,
He cried with some feeling,
His New Year’s resolution,
Had been giving up stealing…
But my resolution,
Was to keep the thief out,
This entire, whole year!
It’s what I did shout…
Nobody would steal,
From my math work,
Nobody would steal,
Not even this jerk!
This year, and forever,
Will be a great year,
I shouted it loud,
Right in the thief’s ear…
12 X 9 shouts,
And it felt really great,
‘Cause 12 x 9 is ____