Why do I have ten fingers?
Why do I have ten toes?
So do you, friend, so do you!
But why? Nobody knows!
Who don't we have a dozen?
I was asked by a small, weird cousin ...
Then we could divide them all by four
And the decimal system would be no more!
Japanese tea sets, have five cups
I used to wonder why
Until today I looked at my hand
Now I understand, at least I try
What if your fingers or toes are six?
That happens to a rare few
That gives them a different mix
Is maths easier for them to do, than for me and you?
What if we had eight fingers?
That would be quite strange
But we'd think that was normal
Everyuthing would be rearranged
Why are there severn days a week?
It's been that way for years
We've tried a four day week, I've retired
A lifelong weekend, no Monday tears
Somebody made a month 28 days
Skipped twenty nine, thirty, thirty one
Then they had to add a leap year
I could have told them it was wrong!
Back to the question of fingers and toes
Some start counting from one, with thumbs
But thumbs up is rude in some cultures
Starting small with pinkie is how it's done
Back to the question of having ten toes
Why we have ten nobody knows
When we all meet God, some little sod
Will ask, 'Why do we have ten toes?'
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