Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Three is the magic number
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Yes it is its a magic number
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Somewhere in this ancient mystic trinity
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You got 3 as a magic number
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The past and the present and the future
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Faith and hope and charity
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The heart and the brain and the body
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Give you three as a magic number
[Verse 2]
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Takes three legs to make a tripod and to make a table stand
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Takes three wheels to make a vehicle called a tricycle
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Every triangle has three corners, every triangle has three sides
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No more no less you don't have to guess
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When its three you can see its a magic number
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G# man and a woman had a little baby, yes they did
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They had three in the family and that's a magic number
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Whaoo
[Verse 3]
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3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30
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3 6 9
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12 15 18
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21 24 27
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Thirty
[Verse 4]
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Now the multiples of three come up three times in each set of ten
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In the first ten you get 3 6 9
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And in the teens ten you get 12 15 & 18
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And in the twenties you get a 21 24 27
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And they go down even on 30
[Verse 5]
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Now multiply backwards from 3 time 10
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3 times 10 is 30
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3 times 9 is 27
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3 times 8 is 24
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3 times 7 is 21
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3 times 6 is 18
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3 times 5 is 15
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3 times 4 is 12
And
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3 times 3 is 9
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3 times 2 is 6
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And
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3 times 1 is 3 of course
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Now repeat the whole pack again
[Verse 6]
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(3) 3 6 9
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(12)12 15 18
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(21) 21 24 27
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(30) 30
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Now multiply backwards from 3 time 10
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3 times 10 is 30
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3 times 9 is 27
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3 times 8 is 24
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3 times 7 is 21
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3 times 6 is 18
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3 times 5 is 15
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3 times 4 is 12
And
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3 times 3 is 9
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3 times 2 is 6
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And
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3 times 1 is the magic number
[Outtro]
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G# man and a woman had a little baby, yes they did
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They had three in the family and thats a magic number