A song about being a 3rd Grader in Dr. Theriault-Kimmey’s class.
Pattengill is the upper elementary part of the Bry/Pat 'Super Pair' of schools, which means it has 3rd-5th grade students. That is why you find the line, "We're the freshest set in the school". The vocal solo at the end was totally spontaneous and fit so well that everyone decided to keep it in. It is wonderful when these creative flourishes can be captured in a song!
lyrics
Dm G
Dm G
Dm
We’re the 3rd graders, yeah
G
We’re the freshest set in the school
Dm G
We work hard everyday in every way. Come on, hey hey!
Dm G
We have Art, P.E. and Library, and Music everyday.
Dm G
When we’re in school we follow the rules and outside is where we play
A A# C A#
When we go outside we get kind of wild we swing and play and we run
C A# C A
It doesn’t really matter what you do as long as you have fun
Dm
We’re the 3rd graders, yeah
G
We’re the freshest set in the school
Dm G
We work hard everyday in every way. Come on, hey hey!
Dm G
Reading and Writing and Science and Math and Spelling and taking
tests
Dm G
No matter what we do we help each other through everybody does their best
A A# C A#
At the end of the day we pack our bags get ready to go and play
C A# C A
Then the bell rings, ring a ling a ling, and we go our separate ways
Dm
We’re the 3rd graders, yeah
G
We’re the freshest set in the school
Dm G
We work hard everyday in every way. Come on, hey hey!
Dm
[We’re the 3rd graders, yeah
F
We’re the 3rd graders, yeah
G
We’re the 3rd graders, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah] (repeat 4X)
credits
from Puma Power,
released May 21, 2023
Vocalists:
Isabel Abdullah Albasir, Jordyn Allen, Myra Bhoyar, Glory Casper, Jamel Hale, Lilyana Hernandez, Julia Holwerda, Arielle Johnson, Shu-Kai Kang, Max Kirles, Micah Kittle, Millie Lambert, Juan Lopez-Rojas, Alivia Melton, Natalie Molina-Vasquez, Baylan Moore, Opal O’Reilly, Kamryn Schuitman, Seamus Tessier-Curtin, Rosemary Weintraub, Demarion Williams.
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