little boy went first day at school
 He got some crayons and he started to draw
 He put colors all over the paper
 For colors was what he saw
 The teacher said, "What you doin' young man?"
 "I'm paintin' flowers see" 
 "Well this is not the time for art young man
 And anyway flowers are green and red
 There's a time for everything young man
 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
 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 a way that things should be
 And you'll paint flowers the way they are
 So repeat after me..."
 she said...
 "Flowers are red 
 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 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" 
 Well the teacher put him in a corner
 She said… "It's for your own good…
 And you [bad word] out 'til you get it right
 responding like you should"
 Well finally he got lonely
 Frightened thoughts filled his head
 And he went up to that teacher
 And this is what 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" 

Well time went by like it always does
 he 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 paint every one" 
 that little boy painted flowers
 In neat rows of green and red
 And when the teacher asked him "why"
 This is what 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."
 But there must still 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
 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