Flowers are Red Lyrics

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Flowers are Red Lyrics by Harry Chapin

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(Spoken)Your son marches to the beat of a different drummer, comma. 
(Spoken)But don't worry, 
(Spoken)We'll have him joining the parade by the end of the term 
The little boy went first day of school 
He got some crayons and 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 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.  
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

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