Songs and Rhymes

I am getting LOTS of positive feedback about our color songs. I am publishing the words and tunes. Enjoy!!!

Color Word Songs

by Frog Street Press

RED
(Tune; ARE YOU SLEEPING?)

R-E-D, red.
R-E-D, red.
I can spell red
I can spell red.
Fire trucks are red,
Stop signs are red, too.
R-E-D,
R-E-D.


YELLOW

(IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT)

Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW.
Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW.
LIKE THE EARLY MORNING SUN
WHEN THE DAY HAS JUST BEGUN.
Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW.

DAFFODILS AND BABY DUCKS ARE YELLOW.
LEMONADE AND SCRAMBLED EGGS ARE YELLOW.
I LIKE THE SMILEY FACE THAT’S YELLOW.
HE IS SUCH A HAPPY FELLOW.
Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW.

BLUE
(Tune: THE FARMER IN THE DELL)

B-L-U-E SPELLS BLUE
B-L-U-E SPELLS BLUE
HI-HO DID YOU KNOW
B-L-U-E SPELLS BLUE?

THE BIG SKY IS BLUE
THE OCEAN IS TOO
HI-HO DID YOU KNOW
B-L-U-E SPELLS BLUE?


GREEN
(ROW, ROW ROW YOUR BOAT)

G-R-E-E-N, G-R-E-E-N
I KNOW HOW TO SPELL GREEN, G-R-E-E-N
CATERPILLARS ARE GREEN
AND GRASSHOPPERS, TOO
I KNOW HOW TO SPELL GREEN, G-R-E-E-N


PURPLE
(Tune: Camptown Races)

P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE, PURPLE
P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE’S WHAT THAT SPELLS
PURPLE GRAPES ON THE VINE
PURPLE KOOL-AID'S FINE
P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE’S WHAT THAT SPELLS

P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE, PURPLE
P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE’S WHAT THAT SPELLS
PURPLE GRAPES ON THE VINE
PURPLE KOOL-AID'S FINE
P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE’S WHAT THAT SPELLS


ORANGE
(Tune: THE WHEELS ON THE BUS)

O-R-A-N-G-E,
O-R-A-N-G-E,
O-R-A-N-G-E
ORANGE IS WHAT THAT SPELLS

JACK-O-LANTERNS ARE ALWAYS ORANGE
CARROTS ARE ALWAYS ORANGE
ORANGES ARE ALWAYS ORANGE
O-R-A-N-G-------E!

BROWN
(Tune: BINGO)

THERE IS A COLOR WE ALL KNOW.
CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IT IS?
B-R-O-W-N.
B-R-O-W-N.
B-R-O-W-N.
THAT’S HOW YOU SPELL BROWN.

TEDDY BEARS AND SQUIRRELS ARE BROWN.
AUTUMN LEAVES ARE TOO.
CHOCOLATE CANDY IS ALWAYS BROWN.
CHOCOLATE CAKE IS ALWAYS BROWN.
CHOCOLATE MILK IS ALWAYS BROWN.
I LIKE BROWN, DON’T YOU?

PINK
(Tune: JINGLE BELLS)

COTTON CANDY, FAT PINK PIGS,
GIRLS WITH SOCKS AND BOWS
P-I-N-K, P-I-N-K THAT IS HOW IT GOES
BUBBLE GUM, VALENTINES
THESE ARE ALL PINK TOO
PINK ICING AND PINK BALLOONS
WE CAN SPELL CAN YOU?

BLACK
(Tune: She'll be Coming Round the Mountain)

B-L-A-C-K, SPELLS BLACK
B-L-A-C-K, SPELLS BLACK
FLYING BATS ARE BLACK
SCARY CATS ARE BLACK
JELLY BEANS ARE BLACK
I LIKE BLACK.

B-L-A-C-K, SPELLS BLACK
B-L-A-C-K, SPELLS BLACK
SUNDAY SHOES ARE BLACK
SANTA’S BOOTS ARE BLACK
B-L-A-C-K SPELLS BLACK.


WHITE
(Tune: LITTLE BROWN JUG)

W-H-I-T-E
THAT SPELLS WHITE, SING WITH ME
MILK IS WHITE, AND SO IS GLUE
GHOSTS ARE WHITE
AND THEY SAY BOO!

W-H-I-T-E
THAT SPELLS WHITE, SING WITH ME
THE CLOUDS ABOVE, THE SNOW BELOW
SANTA’S BEARD, HO, HO, HO!