A 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 won't come 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