Oh, are we including children's game songs? Well, here's another one that mentions colors:

Mary wore a red dress
red dress
red dress
Mary wore a red dress
all day long.

Mary is a red bird
red bird
red bird
Mary is a red bird
all day long

-snip-

In this song "red" has no significance beyond the fact that it's a color.

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Btw, it appears that most people nowadays think that these game songs are appropriate only for pre-schoolers. But I've found that in the right context, most primary aged girls and boys {5-8 years old] and many older elementary age girls [9-12 years old] and some boys of that age group, really enjoy performing 'show me your motion' game songs. In both of these age groups what I have found is that most children who are selected as the center person use their moment in the spot-like [as it were] to show off social dancing skills.

This song [and the one Alba shared above] can be used to teach & reinforce color recognition, develop and reinforcesocial skills such as following directions and taking turns, and develop and reinforce confidence.

I hasten to say that when playing these types of games, children who aren't self-confident should absolutely not be required to go into the center of the circle. However, when working with the same group of children over time, and making sure that children don't taunt or tease someone who is reluctant to go into the center of the circle, I have found that some children who were once afraid of being the center of attention, became confortable with that role, and in some occassions, eager to be selected to be the center person.

I'm not sure how "Mary Wore A Red Dress" was traditionally played. But, in the co-ed children's groups I conduct with elementary school aged girls and boys, "Mary" is the name of each girl selected, and "Michael" the name of each boy selected. The child in the center does not sing, but moves around the center flapping her or his arms like bird's wings. The color dress [or shirt, if it is a boy] depends on the dominant color that child is wearing. For example, the line could be "Michael wore a blue shirt, blue shirt, blue shirt].

Children forming the circle hold hands and circle counterclockwise while singing the verses. On the words "all day long" the child in the center closes her or his eyes, and covers them with her/his right hand. The child's left arm is extended. While turning in the middle of the circle, on the word "long" the center child points to a child {or adult playing with the children} forming the circle. The person pointed to is the next center person. The former center person immediately rejoins the circle and the song begins again without any break in singing.