The two things that I always remembered about this video was the number 7 on the rabbits foot and the circle around his eye.

Now you can call me Lucky, because Lucky’s my name
Singing and dancing, that’s my game
I never did a whole day’s work in my life
Still everything seems to turn out right
Like a grasshopper on a summer’s day
I just love to play
And pass the time away
Because I was born beneath a lucky star
They said I’d go far

Making people happy, that’s my favorite game
Lucky Seven is my natural name
Slipping and sliding my whole life through
Still I get everything done that I got to do
Because I was born beneath a lucky star

School is where you are?
Aw, that’s not hard
Let me show you something

You multiply seven times one
I got seven days to get that problem done
Multiply seven times two
Take 14 laughs when you’re feeling blue
Multiply seven times three
A 21-day vacation you can play with me
Multiply seven times four
You got 28 days (that’s-a one month more)
To pay the mortgage on your store
Don’t worry, something will turn up!

Multiply seven times five
I don’t know how you did it, but man alive, that’s 35
Multiply seven times six
Grab a stick and make a 42 clickety-clicks
Multiply seven times seven
Take 49 steps right up to seventh heaven
Multiply seven times eight
They got 56 flavors and I just can’t wait
Multiply seven times nine
63 musicians, all friends of mine
Multiply seven times ten
And that brings you right back to 70 again

You know, I think that’s important
There’s a trick there somewhere

Multiply seven times eleven
Even a rabbit knows that’s 70 plus seven
Multiply seven times twelve
You got 84, and isn’t that swell
I’m going to try seven times 13, just for fun
70 plus 21
Seven times 14 must be great
Well, exactly, that’s a 70 plus 28
Seven times 15, man alive
That’s 70 plus 35 . . . a hundred and five!

Man, this stuff is simple, no jive
You got it, now I got to fly
Excuse me folks, I’m saying goodbye
I sure do thank you for the huckleberry pie
Take it home, boys

Remember Lucky Seven Sampson, that’s my natural born name
If you should ask me again, I’d have to tell you the same
You’ll wake up tomorrow, you’ll be glad that I came
Because you’ll be singing one of the songs that I sang
So keep a happy outlook and be good to your friend
And maybe I’ll pass this way again
Maybe!

Bye

I always thought this one was a little weird…

Now if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand
He’d also have 12 toes or so the theory goes
Well, with twelve digits, I mean fingers
He probably would have invented two more digits
When he invented his number system
Then, if he saved the zero for the end
He could count and multiply by twelve
Just as easily as you and I do by ten

Now if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand
He’d probably count: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, dek, el, doh
“Dek” and “el” being two entirely new signs meaning ten and eleven
Single digits!
And his twelve, “doh”, would be written 1-0
Get it?
That’d be swell, for multiplying by 12

Hey Little Twelve Toes, 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 it a dozen
Hey Little Twelve Toes, please come back home

Now if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand
His children would have them 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 twelve easy: just put down a zero
But me, I have to learn it the hard way

Let me see now:
One times 12 is twelve, two times 12 is 24
Three times 12 is 36, four times 12 is 48
Five times 12 is 60, six times 12 is 72
Seven times 12 is 84, eight times 12 is 96
Nine times 12 is 108, ten times 12 is 120
Eleven times 12 is 132, and 12 times 12 is 144
WOW!

Hey Little Twelve Toes, I hope you’re thriving
Some of us ten-toed folks are still surviving
If you help me with my twelves, I’ll help you with your tens
And we could all be friends
Little Twelve Toes, please come back home

Another catchy tune. I am guessing that the religious reference on the story of Noah’s Ark would not go over well today.

Forty days and forty nights
Didn’t it rain, children
Not a speck of land in sight
Didn’t it, didn’t it rain
But Noah built the ark so tight
They sailed on, children
And when at last the waters receded
And the dove brought back the olive tree leaf
He landed that ship near Mount Ararat
And one of his children grabbed Noah’s robe and said
“Hey Dad, how many animals on this old ark anyway, huh?”

Elementary, my dear, two time two is four
Elementary, my dear, two time three is six
Elementary, my dear, two time four is eight
Elementary, my dear, two time five is ten

Two times one is two, of course
And it must occur to you
You get an even number
Every time you multiply by two

Elementary, my dear, two time six is twelve
Elementary, my dear, two time seven is fourteen
Elementary, my dear, two times eight is sixteen
Elementary, my dear, two times nine is eighteen

Two times ten is twenty, eleven twice is twenty-two
Double twelve that’s twenty-four, thirteen twice is twenty-six
Fourteen twice is twenty-eight, fifteen twice is thirty
Now you build it up on thirty
Sixteen twice is thirty-two, elementary
Seventeen twice is thirty-four, elementary
Eighteen twice is thirty-six, elementary
Nineteen twice is thirty-eight, elementary
Twenty twice is forty, and it must occur to you
You can double any number
All you do is multiply by two

Elementary, my dear, two time two is four (Woo!)
Elementary, my dear, two time three is six (Yeah!)
Elementary, my dear, two time four is eight (Woop!)
Elementary, my dear, two time five is ten (Yeah!)

Now, if you want to multiply two times 174
Or some big number like that
Two times 174 equals two times 100 plus two times 70 plus two times 4
That’s all
So two times 174 equals 200 plus 140 plus 8 . . . or 348
It’s elementary!

Elementary . . . elementary . . .

Twice 32 is 64, elementary
Twice 33 is 66, elementary
Twice 34 is 68, elementary
Twice 35 is 70, elementary
Yeah, yes, it’s elementary, yeah

Now, what’s two times 98?

Aww! That’s hard!

No, it’s very simple
Two times 98 equals two times a hundred, minus two times two
That’s 200 minus four . . . 196
Elementary

Forty days and forty nights
Didn’t it rain, children?

On a Wednesday…

again…

Sorry

Still running a tad behind on my life.

They say our solar system is centered around the sun
Nine planets, large and small, parading by
But somewhere out in space
There’s another shining face
That you might see some night up in the sky
Interplanet Janet, she’s a galaxy girl
A solar system Miss from a future world
She travels like a rocket with her comet team
And there’s never been a planet Janet hasn’t seen
No, there’s never been a planet Janet hasn’t seen

She’s been to the Sun, it’s a lot of fun
It’s a hot-spot, it’s a gas!
Hydrogen and helium in a big, bright, glowing mass
It’s a star, it’s a star!
So Janet got an autograph!

Mercury was near the Sun so Janet stopped by
But the mercury on Mercury was much too high
So Janet split for Venus but on Venus she found
She couldn’t see a thing for all the clouds around
Earth looked exciting, kind of green and inviting
So Janet thought she’d give it a go
But the creatures on that planet looked so very weird to Janet
She didn’t even dare to say hello

It’s a bird, it’s a plane!
Why, it must be a UFO, but it was:
Interplanet Janet, she’s a galaxy girl
A solar system Miss from a future world
She travels like a rocket with her comet team
And there’s never been a planet Janet hasn’t seen
No, there’s never been a planet Janet hasn’t seen

Mars is red and Jupiter’s big
And Saturn shows off its rings
Uranus is built on a funny tilt
And Neptune is its twin
And Pluto, little Pluto, is the farthest planet from the Sun

They say our solar system is not alone in space
The Universe has endless mystery
Some future astronaut
May find out that what he’d thought
Was a shooting star instead turned out to be
Interplanet Janet, she’s a galaxy girl
A solar system Miss from a future world
She travels like a rocket with her comet team
And there’s never been a planet Janet hasn’t seen
No, there’s never been a planet Janet hasn’t seen