COLOR SONGS AND RHYMES

RED SONGS
I LOVE RED
Tune: Three Blind Mice
I love red, I love red.
Thats what I said, thats what I said.
Fireturcks, wagons and strawberries piled high.
Stop signs, hearts and pizza pies.
Roses, tomatoes and apples, oh my.
I love red.
Thats what I said.
Jean Warren
FOUR RED APPLES
Four red apples high on the tree,
One fell down next to me.
I gave it to mother and this is what she said,
I live apples, juicy and red.
Three red apples high on the tree,
One fell down next to me.
I gave it to Father and this is what he said,
I love apples, juicy and red.
Two red apples high on the tree,
One fell down next to me.
I gave it to Sister and this is what she said,

I love apples, juicy and red.

One red apple high on the tree,
One fell down next to me.
I gobbled it up and this is what I said,
No more apples, juicy and red!
Jean Warren
RED VALENTINE
Heres a great big heart
Red as red can be.
It is a special Valentine
Made for you, from me!
Jean Warren

BLUE SONGS
WE LOVE BLUE

Tune: Three Blind Mice

We love blue. We love blue.
Yes, we do. Yes, we do.
We love the ocean and sky so blue.
We love blue ribbons and blue jeans, too.
We love blueberries, so good for you.
We love blue, yes we do.
Liz Ryerson
IF YOURE WEARING SOMETHING BLUE

Tune: If Youre Happy And You Know It

If youre wearing
If youre wearing
If youre wearing
too.
If youre wearing

something blue, clap your hands.

something blue, clap your hands.
something blue, then stomp your feet,
something blue, cap your hands.
Adapted Traditional

BLUE BERRY PANCAKES

Lets make pancakes, yum, yum, yum.

And drop on blueberries, one by one.
Turn the pancakes, now their done.
Blueberry pancakes, lets have some!
Jean Warren

GREEN SONGS
THERES A COLOR WE ALL KNOW
Tune: OLD MAC DONALD HAD A FARM
Theres a color we all know,
G-R-E-E-N.
Its the color that means Go!
G-R-E-E-N.
Oh, grass is green and lettuce is green,
Leaves and spinach and peas are green.
Theres a color we all know,

G-R-E-E-N.

TURNING GREEN
The blues were unhappy,
The yellows were, too.
They wanted to be the same
What could they do?
They each took a partner
And twirled round and round.
Soon they turned green
And fell on the ground!
Jean Warren
(Have your children act out the poem)

THERES A COLOR WE ALL KNOW

Tune: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Theres a color we all know,
G-R-E-E-N.
Its the color that means Go!
G-R-E-E-N.
Oh, grass is green and lettuce is green,
Leaves and spinach and peas are green,
Theres a color we all know,
G-R-E-E-N
Elizabeth Scofield

GREEN, GREEN, GREEN

Tune: Three Blind Mice
Green, green, green.
Green, green, green.
I love you!
I love you!
Youre the color of the grass.
Shamrocks, leaves and trees that last.
Youre the color of lettuce and beans
I love green!
Jean Warren

LITTLE GREEN BUG

Out in the grass is a little bug
That I have never seen.
He looks just like the leaves and grass
For he is colored green!
Jean Warren
(Make up a green bug game for your child to play.
Cut out a green paper bug and hide it outside in the grass.
See if your child can find the bug. Next, let him hide the
bug for you to find.

YELLOW SONGS
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING YELLOW

Tune: If Youre Happy and You Know It

If you see something yellow, wiggle, jiggle.
If you see something yellow, wiggle, jiggle.
If you see something yellow
Wiggle, jiggle just like Jell-O.
If you see something yellow, wiggle, jiggle.
Liz Ryerson
(At the end of song, have children name the yellow things
they see.)
DAFFY-DOWN-DILLY

Daffy-down-dilly
Has come to town,
In a yellow petticoat
And a green gown.
Traditional
(Show your children pictures of daffodils when you teach
them this fun rhyme.)
BRIGHT YELLOW SUN

Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Bright sun shining down,
Shining on the ground.
What a lovely face you have,

Yellow, big and round.

Susan A. Miller
YELLOW, YELLOW HAPPY FELLOW

Yellow, yellow happy fellow.

Running through the town.
Yellow, yellow happy fellow
Jumping up and down.
Jean Warren
THREE YELLOW DUCKS

Tune: Little White Duck

Were three yellow ducks,
Swimming in the water.
Three yellow ducks
Doing what we oughta.
We swim all day around the lake,
Then go home when it gets real late.
Oh, were three yellow ducks,
Swimming in the water.
Quack, quack, quack.
Jean Warren
YELLOW SUN

Yellow sun, oh what fun.

Now we all can play.
I will wear my yellow suit

And swim out in the bay.

Yellow sun, in the sky
Shinning down on me.
I will play out in the sun,
Then rest beneath a tree.
Jean Warren
A YELLOW BASKET

A tisket, a tasket, I found a yellow basket.

Filled it up with yellow things
And round the room I passed it.
Jean Warren
(Hand a yellow basket to a child and have him/her fill it
with yellow items. Then have him/her pass the basket
around at circle time for each child to take a yellow item.)

ORANGE SONGS
WE LOVE ORANGE
Tune: Three Blind Mice
We love orange, we love orange.
Yes we do, yes we do
Crunchy carrots so good to eat,
Juicy oranges, oh so sweet,

Pumpkins ready for trick-or-treat.

Yes, we love orange.
Heather McPhail

IM A LITTLE PUMPKIN
Tune: Im A Little Teapot
Im a little pumpkin,
Orange and round.
When Im sad,
My face wears a frown.
But when Im happy,
All aglow,
Watch my smile
Just grow and grow.
Barbara Hasson

ORANGE TREATS
Orange treats, orange treats, yum, yum, yum.
Which will I choose, oh what fun.
Will it be a carrot, crunchy and sweet?
Will it be orange sections, juicy and sweet?
Will it be orange sherbet, icy and sweet?
What will I choose for my afternoon treat?
Jean Warren

MAKING ORANGE PAINT

Tune: Down By The Station
Down at the paint store
Early in the morning.
See the little paint cans
Standing in a row.
See the paint worker
Mix yellow paint, in red.
Stir, stir, stir, stir
Now its orange paint - instead!
Jean Warren

PURPLE SONGS
WE LOVE PURPLE
Tune: Three Blind Mice
We love purple, we love purple.
Yes, we do. Yes, we do.
Purple grapes and eggplant,
Purple plums and grape juice,
Just for me, just for you.
Heather McPhail

I NEVER SAW A PURPLE COW

I never saw a Purple Cow.
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you, anyhow,
Id rather see than be one!
Traditional
(Have your children make up a story about a purple cow.)

LITTLE JACK HORNER

Little Jack Horner, sat in the corner.
Eating his Purple Plum pie.
He stuck in his thumb, and pulled out a plum
And said, What a good boy am I.
Little Jack Horner, sat in the corner
And ate and ate and ate.
And when he was done, Jack was the one
Who was purple and that was no lie!
Adapted Traditional
Jean Warren

PINK SONGS
IM A LITTLE PIGGY
Tune: Im a Little Teapot
Im a little piggy

With a round pig nose.

Im all pink
From my head to my toes.
Heres my piggy tail,
As you can see,
Its pink and curly
As it can be.
Elizabeth Scofield

LETS MAKE THE COLOR PINK

Tune: The Farmer in the Dell
Lets make the color pink.
Lets make the color pink.
Mixing red and white, I think,
Well make the color pink.
Elizabeth Scofield

BROWN SONGS
ROUND, ROUND WE GO FOR BROWN
Tune: The Farmer in the Dell
Oh, toast is colored brown.
Oh, toast is colored brown.
Round, round we go for brown.
Oh toast is colored brown.

Oh, seeds are colored brown.

Oh, seeds are colored brown.
Round, round we go for brown.
Oh, seeds are colored brown.
Liz Ryerson
(Hold hands with your children and circle round while
singing.
Continue with more versed about other brown items.)

LITTLE BROWN LEAF

Little
Little
Little
Little

brown leaf,
brown leaf,
brown leaf,
brown leaf,

falling to the ground.

twirling around.
landing in a pile.
with a great big smile.
Jean Warren
(Let your children pretend they are a little brown leaf
falling down.)

THREE BROWN BEARS

Tune: Three Blind Mice
Three brown bears, three brown bears.
See all their beds, see all their chairs.
The mommy cooked in a big brown pot.
The daddys porridge was much too hot.
The baby bear always cried a lot.
Three brown bears.

Judith E. McNitt

BLACK SONGS
LITTLE BLACK TRAIN
Little black train, chugging down the track.
First it goes down, then it comes back.
Chugging black smoke as it goes,
The little black train just grows and grows.
Adapted Traditional
(Have your children hook onto each other, one at a time,
creating a long train, as you recite the poem above over
and over.
Have them move their arms back and forth like moving
trains.)

BAA, BAA BLACK SHEEP

Baa, baa black sheep.
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
One for the Master.
One for the Dane.
One for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

Traditional

TWO LITTLE BLACK BIRDS

Two little black birds,
Sitting on a hill.
One named Jack,
One named Jill.
Fly away Jack.
Fly away Jill.
Come back Jack.
Come back Jill.

(Hold up two hands, fingers

spread)
(Flap fingers on one hand)
(Flap fingers on other hand)
(Flap fingers on first hand and
bring behind back)
(Flap fingers on other hand and
bring behind back.)
(Jack flies back out,)
(Jill flies out)

Two little black birds,

(Hold hands out fingers spread)
Back on the hill.
Happy together.
Together still.
Adapted Traditional

WE KNOW THE COLOR BLACK

Tune: The Farmer in the Dell
We know the color black.

We know the color black.

Tires and crows and licorice, too.
We know the color black.
Elizabeth Scofield
(Continue singing song, have children help you
name other black items to insert into the song.)

BLACK BEAR, BLACK BEAR

Black bear, black
Black bear, black
Black bear, black
Black bear, black
Black bear, black
Black bear, black

bear, turn around.

bear, touch the ground.
bear, reach up high.
bear, touch the sky.
bear, bend down low.
bear, touch your toe.
Adapted Traditional
(You could also use this rhyme to chant about black cats, or
other black animals.)

WHITE SONGS
SING FOR WHITE

Tune: Jingle Bells

Sing for white, sing for white,
Lets all sing for white.
Sing for eggs and sing for clouds,

Sing for snow so bright.

Sing for milk, sing for chalk,
Sing for cotton, too.
And sing for little polar bears,
That live down at the zoo.
Elizabeth Scofield

SNOWFLAKES FALLING DOWN

Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down.

Snowflakes, covering up the ground.
Making a blanket, soft and white.
Making a blanket in the night.
Jean Warren

BRUSH YOUR TEETH

Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Brush, brush, brush your teeth
Till theyre clean and white.
Brush them, brush them,
Brush them, brush them,
Morning, noon and night!
Paula Schneider

GRAY SONGS

WHEN I WANT TO MAKE GRAY PAINT

Tune: Yankee Doodle
When I want to make gray paint.
I take a paper cup.
Then I add some black and white
And stir the paint up.
Gray is now the paint I see,
In my little cup.
I think that I will paint today,
A lot of gray stuff!
Jean Warren

THREE GRAY MICE

Tune: Three Blind Mice
Three gray mice,
Three gray mice,
Oh, how nice,
Oh, how nice.
They ran around the house at night.
They found some cheese and had a bite.
The farmers wife turned on the light.
As three gray mice,
Ran from sight!
Jean Warren

TWO LITTLE PAINT CANS

Two little paint cans, sitting on the floor.
They knocked over, when I opened up the door.
As the paint flowed together, I had a big surprise.
The paint turned to gray, right before my eyes!
Jean Warren