Lyrics
This is a song about colors, colors
You see them all around.
There is red on the stop sign,
Green on a tree,
Blue in the sky and sea.
This a song about colors,
Colors you see them all around.
It's about the happiest song in town.
All you have to do is stand up and sit down.
All you have to do is stand up and sit down.
RED stand up,
BLUE stand up,
YELLOW and
GREEN stand up.
RED sit down,
BLUE sit down,
YELLOW and GREEN sit down.
RED stand up,
GREEN stand up. .
BLUE stand up,
YELLOW stand up. .
This is a song about colors, colors;
You see them all around,
There is yellow on bananas and green on a tree, blue
in the sky and the sea.
RED stand up. .
BLUE sit down. .
GREEN sit down. .
This is a song about colors, colors;
You see them all around.
It's about the happiest song in town.
All you have to do is stand up and sit down.
All you have to do is stand up and sit down.
All you have to do is stand up and sit down.
Information About Colors
Words and Music by Hap Palmer Hap-PalMusic. Also checkout happalmermusic.com.
Hap Palmer is a famed children's entertainer who was one of the first children's artists to combine movement with music to teach kids their basic facts.
This is the perfect song for helping children learn their colors! Here are some more ways to help children learn their colors.
The song asks the singers to "stand up" and "sit down" as each color is introduced. To add even more action to the song, have your child wave colored scarves, streamers or ribbons to match the colors in the song.
Another idea for actions is to have the child go and point at something in the room that has the specified color in it.
Children also enjoy singing this song faster and faster, so try speeding up the tempo as you repeat the lyrics with your child.
Alternative Lyrics & Related Songs
This version has different actions you can do
Colors, colors, everywhere
Some are here, and some are there
Colors, colors, everywhere
Some are here, and some are there.
Red, red, red
Red, red, red
Black, black, black,
Black, black, black,
Blue, blue, blue
Blue, blue, blue
Brown, brown, brown
Brown, brown, brown.
When I say "red"
You put your hands on your head.
When I say "black"
You put your hands on your back.
When I say "blue"
You put your hands on your shoe.
When I say "brown"
You turn your head all around.
Green. .
Pink. .
Purple. .
White. .
When I say "Green"
You wipe your face all clean. .
Yellow. .
Tan. .
Orange. .
Gray. .
When I say "Yellow". .
Colors, colors, everywhere
Some are here, and some are there
Colors, colors, everywhere
Some are here, and some are there.
This version has colors and rainbows
Red and yellow, pink and green,
Orange and purple, and blue,
I can sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow too.
Red and yellow, pink and green,
Orange and purple, and blue,
I can see a rainbow,
See a rainbow,
See a rainbow too.
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.