Flowers Are Red (Edited Version)

Flowers Are Red (花是红色的) (Edited Version) - Harry Chapin
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
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 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
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 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
Till 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
And 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 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
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