Flowers are red lyrics

The little boy went first day of school

He got some crayons and he started to draw

He put colors all over the paper

For colors was what he saw

And the teacher said, "What you doin' young man?"

"I'm paintin' flowers" he said

She said, "It's not the time for art young man

And anyway flowers are green and red"

"There's a time for everything young man

And a way it should be done

You've got to show concern for everyone else

For you're not the only one"

And she said, "Flowers are red young man

And green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than they way they always have been seen"

But the little boy said

"There are so many colors in the rainbow

So many colors in the morning sun

So many colors in the flower and I see every one"

Well the teacher said, "You're sassy

There's ways that things should be

And you'll paint flowers the way they are

So repeat after me"

And she said, "Flowers are red, young man

And green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than they way they always have been seen"

But the little boy said

"There are so many colors in the rainbow

So many colors in the morning sun

So many colors in the flower and I see every one"

The teacher put him in a corner

She said, "It's for your own good

And you won't come out 'til you get it right

And are responding like you should"

Well finally he got lonely

Frightened thoughts filled his head

And he went up to the teacher

And this is what he said

And he said

"Flowers are red, and green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than the way they always have been seen"

Time went by like it always does

And they moved to another town

And the little boy went to another school

And this is what he found

The teacher there was smilin'

She said, "Painting should be fun

And there are so many colors in a flower

So let's use every one"

But that little boy painted flowers

In neat rows of green and red

And when the teacher asked him why

This is what he said

And he said

"Flowers are red, and green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than the way they always have been seen"

• Artist:Harry Chapin
• Album:Living Room Suite