"I Can Sing a Rainbow" is a popular English-language children's song written by Arthur Hamilton. It originally appeared in the 1955 film Pete Kelly's Blues, performed by Peggy Lee. The song is often used to teach children the names of colors, though it includes colors like pink and purple which are not spectral rainbow colors. Its lyrics mention the colors red, yellow, pink, green, purple, orange, and blue in a playful manner rather than following the exact order or colors of a natural rainbow. The song encourages listening with both ears and eyes and singing what one observes.
Here are the common lyrics: Red and yellow and pink and green
Purple and orange and blue,
I can sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow too.
Listen with your ears,
Listen with your eyes,
And sing everything you see! This song has been recorded and performed by
multiple artists over the years and is a classic nursery rhyme and teaching
song for children.
