Three Body Drum Problem

[Intro] One two three One two three One two three Now lose the one [Percussion Break] tap tap turn tap tap burn tap tap learn then let it run [Verse 1] Three little knocks on the laboratory door Three little feet on the old wood floor Three little sparks in a coffee tin Count it wrong and it counts you in One for the hand One for the head One for the thing that the rhythm said One for the chalk One for the flame One for the beat that forgets its name [Call and Response] Who put the threes in the machine? I did, I did Who made the meter lean? We did, we did [Chorus] Threes in the wire Threes in the bone Three little ghosts in the metronome Threes in the bottle Threes in the trees Three beats walking on five bad knees One two three One two three One two three Now shift [Verse 2] Three coins spin on a classroom desk Three small moons in a nervous test Three wrong answers and a right-hand turn That is how the little fires learn Don’t hit hard Hit true Let the room hit back at you Don’t count loud Count deep Wake the pattern from its sleep [Bridge] If the first beat falls Let the second one stand If the second one slips Catch the third in your hand If the third beat laughs Then the circle is made Now the drum knows more Than the numbers displayed [Percussion Chant] Tap tap turn Tap tap burn Tap tap learn Let it run Tap tap turn Tap tap burn Tap tap learn Let it run [Chorus] Threes in the wire Threes in the bone Three little ghosts in the metronome Threes in the bottle Threes in the trees Three beats walking on five bad knees [Outro] One two three Two three one Three one two Now none One two three Two three one Three one two Now run