From Daily Vacation Bible School about 1958 - learned this at a friend's "New Christian Reform Church" - we got "team points" for memorization - it stuck and to this day it helps in trivia games.

THERE WERE TWELVE DISCIPLES

Tune of "Bringing in the Sheaves"

There were Twelve Disciples Jesus called to help him.
Simon Peter, Andrew, James, his brother John,
Phillip, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alpheus,
Thaddeus, Simon, Judas, and Bartholomew.

Jesus calls us, too. Jesus calls us, too.
We are his disciples. Jesus calls us, too.
Jesus calls us, too. Jesus calls us, too.
We are his disciples. Jesus calls us, too.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle