Three is a magic number, Yes it is, it's a magic number Somewhere in the ancient, mystic trinity You get three as a magic number
The past and the present and the future Faith and Hope and Charity, The heart and the brain and the body, Give you three as a magic number
It takes three legs to make a tripod Or to make a table stand It takes three wheels to make a vehicle Called a tricycle
Every triangle has three corners, Every triangle has three sides, No more, no less You don't have to guess When it's three, you can see It's a magic number
A man and a woman had a little baby, Yes, they did They had three in the family, And that's a magic number
Now the Multiples of 3 come up three times in each set of 10 In the first 10 you get 3-6-9, and in the teens ten its 12-15 and 18, and in the 20's you getta 21-24-27, and it comes out even on 30 Multiply backwards from 3 x 10: 3 x 10 is 30, 3 x 9 is 27, 3 x 8 is 24, 3 x 7 is 21, 3 x 6 is 18, 3 x 5 is 15, 3 x 4 is 12, And 3 x 3 is 9, and 3 x 2 is 6, And 3 x 1 is 3 of course
Now dig the pattern once more: 33-6-9 1212-15-18 2121-24-2730
Now multiply from 10 backwards: 3 x 10 is 30 (Keep going), 3 x 9 is 27, 3 x 8 is 24, 3 x 7 is 21, 3 x 6 is 18, 3 X 5 is 15, 3 x 4 is 12, And 3 x 3 is 9, and 3 X 2 is 6 And 3 x 1 What is it?! Three! Yeah That's a magic number
A man and a woman had a little baby, Yes, they did They had three in the family, That's a magic number