In the twelfth kingdom Beyond the twelfth sea On the twelfth mountain And near the twelfth stream In castle number twelve With twelve towers Lived a beautiful princess named Twelveia At noon, on the twelfth day of the twelfth month Twelveia would be twelve years old! So she sent her twelve knights To twelve kingdoms To invite twelve princes And twelve princesses To her birthday party! Twelve cannons fired twelve shots Announcing Twelveia's twelfth birthday Twelve chariots each drawn by twelve horses Arrived with twelve princes and twelve princesses Each carrying twelve gifts for Twelveia Twelve courses were cooked by twelve cooks Wearing twelve hats Mixing with twelve spoons