Three Primary Colours

Three Primary Colours is a Sesame Street song about what a primary colour is.

Lyrics
Oh, there are three primary colours.

Only three are primary, it's true.

The world is full of every kind of colour.

But we're just talking red, yellow and blue.

Red! Red!

Yellow! Yellow!

Blue! Blue!

These three are the primaries, it's true.

Oh, there are three primary colours.

Only three are primary, it's true.

But if you mix the primaries together,

brand new colours come right into view.

Red and yellow make orange, red and yellow make orange.

Yellow and blue make green, yellow and blue make green.

Blue and red make purple, blue and red make purple.

And that's a lot of colours to be seeing.

There are three primary colours.

And lots of other colours out there too.

But when you're seeing any other colour,

they're all made up of red, yellow and blue.

Red and yellow make what?

Red and yellow make orange!

Right!

Yellow and blue make what?

Yellow and blue make green!

That's right!

Blue and red make what?

Blue and red make purple!

Right!

That's a lot of colours to be seeing.