3 Is A Magic Number

Blind Melon

Album: Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks



3 is a magic number, yes it is, it's a magic number

Somewhere in that ancient mystic trinity

You get 3 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

Will give you 3, that's 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

And every triangle has three corners

Every triangle has three sides

No more, no less, you don't have to guess

Now this three, can you see? It's a magic number



1-A man and a woman had a little baby, yes they did

They were three in the family, that's a magic number



3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30



3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30



Now multiply backwards from 3 times 10



2-Three times ten is 30, three times nine is 27

Three times eight is 24, three times seven is 21

Three times six is 18, three times 5 is 15

Three times 4 is 12, and three times 3 is 9

Three times 2 is 6, and three times 1 is 3, of course



Now think the pattern once more

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30



(repeat 2, 1)



Source: Sabrina E. Jara (barnaby@ix.netcom)