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"'The
thing about growing up with Fred and George,' said
Ginny thoughtfully, 'is that you sort of start
thinking anything's possible if you've got enough
nerve.'"
- J
K Rowling Harry Potter and the Order of the
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The Third Twin - Commentary
Don't be
misled by the words of the chorus in this song:
"Fred and George are the best, Forget about the
rest". This doesn't mean that Ginny prefers the
twins to the rest of her brothers (can you imagine
the others agreeing to play it if it did?) Despite
the fact that this comes across as a happy
light-hearted song, there is in fact a serious
intention behind the fun. Growing up with six
older brothers Ginny has a wide choice of role
models, and in this song she considers each in
turn, looking at what her life would be like if
she followed his example (you also get a short
introduction to each brother's role in the band
and a snippet of their musical skills!). We feel
that the twins provide the biggest and best
influence on Ginny because they inspire her to be
whatever she wants (hence the most important line
of the song: "You got the nerve you can do
anything"). Not surprisingly, Fred and George like
this song a lot! Look out for a guest appearance
from Lee Jordan. |
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The
Third Twin - Lyrics |
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(She’s
the third twin) Listen to my brothers’ say |
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(She’s
the third twin) I wanna sing it everyday |
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(She’s the third twin) Come on
all the people say |
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(She’s the third twin) Sing it
the Weasley way |
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Fred &
George are the best, forget about the rest |
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Fred &
George are the best, forget about the rest |
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My
oldest brother’s name is Bill, just listen to his great drum
fill |
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He
wears his hair a bit too long,
but it
was his idea to write this song |
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Look
at his boots you will get a surprise, because they’re made out
of dragon hide |
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He
wears a fang but he ain’t no fool, go his way and I’d be oh so
cool |
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Chorus |
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Charlie is the next in line, his bass playing is oh so fine |
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He’s
got a weather-beaten face, with freckles all over the place |
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He
works with dragons far away, that’s how his arms got in that
state |
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They’re covered in burns and scars, if I was like him I’d be a
Quidditch star |
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Chorus |
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Next is Percy that's what I’m saying, just listen
to his keyboard playing |
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He has to follow all the rules, he was a prefect
at Hogwarts School |
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He had a girlfriend called Penelope, He’s got a
job at the Ministry |
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He has glasses and a head of curls, follow him and
I’d be Head Girl |
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Chorus |
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Fred and George are the middle brothers (we’re not
like the others) |
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Their room is full of bangs and smoke (we're
inventing another joke) |
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Secret meetings we can overhear (thanks to our
extendable ears) |
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They’re on backing vocals hear them sing: (You got
the nerve you can do anything) |
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Chorus |
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Ron is next and he’s the last, just listen to his
guitar blast |
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He’s tall and thin just like our dad, say he's got
Spattergroit and he’ll get mad |
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He’s only one year older than me, he’s got a thing
for Hermione |
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He’s on the Quidditch team ‘cos Harry let him,
stick with Ron and I might just get him |
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Chorus |
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