The Color Song

It's no secret that the Bub loves colors. As soon as he could speak, he started learning their names and pointing them out. In fact, he still does that! But nothing—I mean, nothing—beats his recent foray into the world of colors.

One day, Hudson was really into yellow. He gathered up yellow items from the playroom. In the van, he pointed out the window as we passed various hues of yellow. Back home, Erik and I got into the spirit and started singing Mellow Yellow.

Bub was hooked! He called it the Yellow Song and sang it on repeat all day long. We even looked it up on YouTube and let him while away the day singing along.

Then he tired of yellow and broadened his horizons.

Hudson: Green song?
At first, I couldn't think of anything, but then Erik sang the Green Giant jingle, and Hudson laughed. But he wasn't finished yet.

Hudson: Purple song?
We exchanged glances and both launched into Prince's Purple Rain. Hudson clapped his little hands and giggled.

Hudson: Blue song?
Elvis Presley's Blue Suede Shoes

Hudson: Red song?
Red, Red Wine by UB40

Hudson: Orange song?
This one stumped us. Erik wanted to cheat and teach him Peaches by Presidents of the United States of America, but that didn't meet with the Bub's approval. So we just sang “Orange?” and shrugged our shoulders.

All day, we sang these songs and tried to teach Hudson the lyrics, but all he was interested in were the lines that actually contained the colors. Thus, by day's end he had created a conglomerate of verses that we now lovingly refer to as The Color Song. We can't really take credit for it, but this is Hudson's own remixed version. He has memorized it, loves it, and sings it daily now.

May I present: The Color Song.
They call me Mellow Yellow.....
Green giant! Yum!
Purple rain, purple rain....
Well, you can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes!
Red, red wine.....
Orange?

Repeat as necessary.