
Color Word Songs
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
(tune: if you're happy & 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: farmer in the dell)
- B-l-u-e spells blue.
- B-l-u-e spells blus.
- 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
(tune: 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: camp town 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.
ORANGE
(tune:ten little indians)
- 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's always brown.
- Chocolate cake is always brown.
- Chocolate milk is always brown.
- I like brown, don't you? (my class always answers "YESSS!")
BLACK
(tune:she'll be coming 'round the mountain)
- B-l-a-c-k spells black.
- B-l-a-c-k spells black.
- Scary cats are black.
- Flying bats are black.
- Santa's boots are black.
- I like black.
- B-l-a-c-k spells black.
- B-l-a-c-k spells black.
- Sunday shoes are black.
- Jelly beans are black.
- B-l-a-c-k spells black.
I will add to these poems, later. The above poems were sent to me by e mail from Janet/k/nj. (Poems came from the Sing&Read Color Word Series by Frog Street Press)
More Color Word Songs
To the tune of “Jesus Loves Me".
- Red, orange, green, and blue.
- Shiny yellow, purple too.
- All the colors that you know,
- Show up in the rainbow.
Red
(to the tune of Three Blind Mice)
- R-E-D R-E-D
- Red is the word.
- Red is the word.
- Apples and strawberries both are red.
- Tomatoes and cherries both are red.
- R-E-D
- Red, red, red.
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