three oh it's the magic number

yeah it is, it's the magic number

somewhere in that ancient mystic trinity

you get three... it's the magic number.

in the past and the present and future

faith and hope and charity

in the heart and the brain and the body

you get three. It's the magic number

Takes three legs to make a tripod

or to make a table stand

and it takes three wheels to make vehicle called a tricycle

and every triangle has three corners

every triangle has three sides

no more, no less, you won't have to guess

now there's three, can't you see that it's the magic number

A man and a woman had a little baby, yeah they did

there were three in the family

three six nine, twelve fifteen eighteen, twenty one twenty four twenty seven, thirty!

three six nine, twelve fifteen eighteen, twenty one twenty four twenty seven, thirty!

'cuz knowledge is power!

Now multiple that sum by three times ten

Oh! Three times ten is thirty

three times nine is twenty seven

three times eight is twenty four

three times seven is twenty one

three times six is eighteen

three times five is fifteen

three times four is twelve

and three times three is nine

and three times two is six

and three times one is three of course

now take the pattern once more

twelve-fifteen-eighteen

Oh! Three times ten is thirty

three times nine is twenty seven

three times eight is twenty four

three times seven is twenty one

three times six is eighteen

three times five is fifteen

three times four is twelve

and three times three is nine

and three times two is six

and three times one ... what is it? Three! Yeah!

A man and a woman had a little baby

There were three in the family

And that's a magic number