by Cindy Bridges

Color Songs

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.

Blue
Tune: 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.

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?

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

Orange
Tune: Ten Little Indians
O-r-a-n-g-e
O-r-a-n-g-e
O-r-a-n-g-e
Orangeis what that spells.
Jack-o-lanterns are always orange.
Carrots are always orange.
Orangesare always orange.
O-r-a-n-g-e

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? Yes!

Purple
Tune: Campton 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.

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

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.

Yellow
Tune: 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.