Thief put on a wig,

‘Cause he’d gone very bald,
He had an old suitcase,
And in it he hauled,
All sorts of stuff,
To make him feel young,
Including spare hips,
And an extra right lung!
Thief still had a voice,
And he used it real great,
His next multiple,
Was 9 x an 8
I smiled a smile,
Like bluebirds are blue,
I knew 9 X 8 is ____