Flowers Are Red
Harry Chapin * Track #8 On Living Room Suite
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Flowers Are Red by Harry Chapin
Performed by
Harry ChapinProduced by
Chuck PlotkinWrited by
Harry ChapinAbout
This is a classic tale from Harry about how children learn from their teachers and how conformity can be taught in schools. The moral of the story is that we should let children express themselves, not try to make them conform to our own ideals of what things should be or look like.
Flowers Are Red Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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 doing, young man?"
"I'm painting 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"
[Chorus]
And she said
"Flowers are red, young man
And 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 a flower
And I see every one"
[Verse 2]
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"
[Chorus]
And she said
"Flowers are red, young man
And 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 a flower
And I see every one"
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
And he said
"Flowers are red
And green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen"
[Verse 4]
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 smiling
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
[Chorus]
And he said
"Flowers are red
And green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen"
Flowers Are Red Q&A
Who wrote Flowers Are Red's ?
Flowers Are Red was written by Harry Chapin.
Who produced Flowers Are Red's ?
Flowers Are Red was produced by Chuck Plotkin.