Flowers Are Red Lyrics

 The little boy went first day of school
 He got some crayons and 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
 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
 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 all 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, 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, green leaves are green
 There's no need to see flowers any other way
 Than the way they always have been seen.