McGuffey, Margie

Sung to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”

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

 Blue

Sung to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell.”

B-l-u-e spells blue.

B-l-u-e spells blue.

Hi! Ho! Did you know?

B-l-u-e spells blue.

The big sky is blue.

The ocean is too.

Hi! Ho! Did you know?

B-l-u-e spells blue.

Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow.

Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow.

Like the early morning sun,

when the day has just begun,

Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow.

Daffodils and baby ducks are yellow.

Lemonade and scrambled eggs are yellow.

I like the smiley face that’s yellow.

He is such a happy fellow.

Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow.

Green

      Sung to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”

     G-r-e-e-n,

     G-r-e-e-n

     I know how to spell green,

     g-r-e-e-n.

     Caterpillars are green

     and grasshoppers too.

     I know how to spell green,

Sung to the tune of “Ten Little Indians.”

O-r-a-n-g-e

O-r-a-n-g-e

Orange is what that spells.

Jack-o-lanterns are always orange.

Carrots are always orange.

Oranges are always orange.

     O-r-a-n-g-e

purple, purple.

P-u-r-p-l-e,

purple’s what that spells!

Purple grapes on the vine,

             purple Kool-Aid’s fine.

             P-u-r-p-l-e,

             purple’s what that spells.

 Pink

Sung to the tune of “Jingle Bells.”

Cotton candy,

fat pink pigs,

girls with socks and bows.

P-i-n-k, p-i-n-k,

that is how it goes!

          Bubble gum, valentines,

          these are all pink too.

          Pink icing and pink balloons,

we can spell, can you?

There is a color we all know.

Can you guess what it is?

B-r-o-w-n,

b-r-o-w-n,

b-r-o-w-n

that’s how you spell brown.

Teddy bears and squirrels are brown.

    Autumn leaves are too.

Chocolate candy’s always brown.

Chocolate cake is always brown.

              Chocolate milk is always brown.

              I like brown, don’t you?

Sung to the tune of “She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain.”

B-l-a-c-k spells black.

   B-l-a-c-k spells black.

     Flying bats are black.

Scary cats are black.

Jelly beans are black.

I like black!

           B-l-a-c-k spells black.

           B-l-a-c-k spells black.

          Sunday shoes are black.

Santa’s boots are black.

B-l-a-c-k spells black.

W-h-i-t-e, that spells white.

Sing with me.

       Milk is white

       and so is glue.

Ghosts are white

and they say BOO!

W-h-i-t-e, that spells white.

Sing with me.

The clouds above,

The snow below,

               Santa’s beard,

               Ho, Ho Ho.