country song
Charles Friday
Hi, I have been looking for a country song. It was not too popular but
I loved what it said.
The song was about a child who colored pictures not using the right
colors. The grass may not be green, the sky not blue and so forth. If
anyone knows the song I am talking about please email me at
wicke...@juno.com. I want to give it to my childred for their
children.
Many thanks in advance.
Tiny Dancer
And so the word went out from Charles Friday <cdfr...@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>:
This is one of my top ten faves, glad to send it on. When I was younger, it touched
me (as all of Harry's songs still do), and now, as a mother of an autistic child, it
speaks to my very soul. I may have grabbed the lyrics from here:
http://www.littlejason.com/chapin/
an excellent resource for Harry, if you're interested. Enjoy!
Flowers are Red
written and performed by Harry Chapin
available on the album "Legends Of The Lost And Found" (live)
and the album "Living Room Suite"
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
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the 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 the way they always have been seen
But the little boy said again...
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, 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
(in live version)
But there still must be a way to have our children say
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
Cheers,
TD
Webmistress of The Sesame Street Lyric & Sound Archives
http://www.nelsonbay.com/insanity/tiny/sesame1.html
well somebody had to do it!
Wayne Garvin
>Hi, I have been looking for a country song. It was not too popular but
>I loved what it said.
>The song was about a child who colored pictures not using the right
>colors. The grass may not be green, the sky not blue and so forth. If
>anyone knows the song I am talking about please email me at
>wicke...@juno.com. I want to give it to my childred for their
>children.
This probably isn't the song you're referring to since it isn't Country.
However, the theme of the lyrics is the same so maybe you can use it.
Flowers are Red
- by Harry Chapin
- Originally found on "Living Room Suite", 1978. Also found on "Legends
of the Lost and Found", 1979 and "The Gold Medal Collection", 1988.
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
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.
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