This file includes song titles and poems about various shades of red.

Also see Colors (includes white, brown, black, grey, silver, gold, yellow, orange, and pink), Blue, Green, and Purple.

Red

(James Horner)

The fireman's hat
is too big for my head,
so I wear a red bucket
when playing, instead.

Red ruby treasure
on Valentine's Day,
with imagination
it's 'Pirates' we play.

Your nose turns red
when it's cold outside,
and sometimes too
when you're sad inside.

Some girls wear red ribbons,
bows tied in their hair,
while eating red berries
is the big, black bear.

Hearts are red on cards,
and also in your chest,
red is the color
that I like best.

What is Red?

(Mary O'Neill)

Red is a sunset
Blazing and bright.
Red is feeling brave
With all your might.
Red is a sunburn
Spot on your nose,
Sometimes red
Is a red red rose.
Red squiggles out
When you cut your hand.
Red is a brick
And the sound of a band.
Red is hotness
You get inside
When you're embarrassed
And want to hide.
Fire-cracker, fire-engine
Fire-flicker red--

And when you're angry
Red runs through your head.
Red is an Indian,
A Valentine heart,
The trimmings on
A circus cart.
Red is a lipstick
Red is a shout
Red is a signal
That says: "Watch out!"
Red is a great big
Rubber ball.
Red is the giant-est
Color of all.
Red is a show-off,
No doubt about it.
But can you imagine
Living without it?

Things that are Red

(compiled by Bonnie Jasperson)

• apples
• barn
• Big Red (gum)
• blood
• bloodshot eyes
• blush
• Bozo's nose
• bricks
• calla lilies
• candy cane stripes
• cardinal
• carmine
• catsup
• caught red-handed
• cherry
• cherry pie
• chili peppers
• Christmas lights
• Christmas ornaments
• claret
• Clifford the Big Red Dog
• Coca Cola can
• cochineal
• cranberry juice
• Cream Soda
• crimson
• Dorothy's ruby slippers
• Elmo
• Erik the Red
• fire
• fireballs candy
• fire hydrant
• fire truck
• flames
• heart and diamond (cards)
• holly berries
• infra-red
• in the red
• Irish Setter
• lady bug
• Lady in Red (song)
• licorice
• little red caboose
• little red schoolhouse
• Little red wagon
• lobster
• Lucille Ball's hair
• marking pencils
• one fish, two fish,
  red fish, blue fish
• paint the town red
• pimiento
• Pippy Longstocking's hair
• Pizza Hut sign
• poinsettia
• poppy
• radish
• Raggedy Anne
• raspberries
• Red Badge of Courage
• red bird
• red blood cells
• red-blooded
• red carpet
• red coats
• Red Cross
• red eye
• red-faced
• red flag
• red flannel underwear
• Red Hat
• red herring
• red hot
• red hots candy
• red letter day
• red light
• red light, green light
• red measles
• red nose
• red pepper
• red flag to a bull
• red planet (Mars)
• red robin
• red rover, red rover
• Red Sails in the Sunset (song)
• red shirt
• Red Skelton
• red sky in the morning
• red snapper
• red tag sale
• red tape
• red velvet cake
• red, white and blue
• red-winged blackbird
• redbud tree
• redhead
• redline
• redneck
• redwing
• redwood trees
• robin red breast
• rockets red glare
• roll out the red carpet
• rooster
• rose-colored glasses
• roses
• rosy cheeks
• rouge
• rubies
• ruby red
• ruddy
• russet leaves
• Santa's suit
• scarlet
• Scarlet Letter (book)
• Scarlet O'Hara
• scarlet ribbons
• seeing red
• stop sign
• strawberries
• stripes on the flag
• sunburn
• tomato
• valentines
• vermilion
• watermelon
• wine

Songs about Auburn

• Auburn - Matt Magill (2008)
• Auburn and Green - Brandon Henderson (2004)
• Auburn and Ivory - Beach House (2005)
• Auburn and White - Jon Felton and Band (2004)
• Auburn Hair - Must Be Your Feet (2008)
• Auburn Skies - West of Eden (2006)
• Girl With Auburn Hair - Kenn Morr (2008)
• Your Auburn Hair - Rex Robards (2005)

Songs about Crimson

• Beyond Crimson Bridge - Roedelius (1999)
• Colored in Crimson - Tim Kwant (2008)
• Crimson - Atypical People (2006)
• Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells (1969)
• Crimson and Scarlet - S. Johnstone and G. Madden (2008)
• Crimson and Steel - Epoch of Unlight (2005)
• Crimson Bird - Hannah Marcus (2000)
• Crimson Clouds - The Reflections Band (2001)
• Crimson Curtain - Johnny Afro (2006)
• Crimson Dawn - Dada Veda (2007)
• Crimson Dragon Tattoo - Ray Wylie Hubbard (1997)
• Crimson Kiss - Jordi Rosen (2005)
• Crimson Moon - Cubes and Squares (2005)
• Crimson Paint - John Smith (2007)
• Crimson Rain - Faded (2008)
• Crimson Red - Nate Allman (2006)
• Crimson Ribbons - Holly Sedgwick (2008)
• Crimson Robe - Christina Quinn (2005)
• Crimson Rose - Larry Comstock (2008)
• Crimson Roses - Deep River (2004)
• Crimson Scarf, A - The Triangle (2004)
• Crimson Sea - Becky (2002)
• Crimson Skies - Kaross (2007)
• Crimson Sky - Heather Dale (2008)
• Crimson Wine - Persian Blue (2008)
• Crimson-Colored Caddie - Montoya (2006)
• Death of the Crimson Unicorn - Call Sign Cobra (2005)
• Single Crimson Rose, A - Amie Comeaux (1998)

Songs about Maroon

• Deep Maroon - Phoebe Claggett (2005)
• Maroon - Leslie Conner (2007)
• Maroon and White - Tomek Fior (2007)
• Maroon Mountains - Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan (2007)
• Maroon Sky - Evelio (2005)
• Maroon Velvet - LunaCreciente (2008)

Songs about Red

• 1950 Red Chevy - Francois Clemenceau (2008)

• Big Red Chevrolet - Jimmy Sondy (2008)
• Big Red Fire Engine - Mat Thompson (2006)
• Big Red Roses and Little White Lies - Kay Austin (1978)
• Big Red Satellite - Hasil Adkins (1987)
• Blood Red Roses - Matthews' Southern Comfort (1969)
• Bright Red Convertible - Chuck Miller (1956)
• Bucket of Bright Red Paint - Dave Fromer (2005)

• Cadillac Red - The Judds (1988)
• Candy-Apple Red - Ascending Clockwise (2005)
• Cheap Red Wine - Molly and the Heymakers (1995)
• Cherry Red Mustang - Dusty Wright (2003)
• Closet of Ruby Red Slippers - Shawn King (2005)
• Copper Red - Sierra Swan (2006)
• Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue - Toby Keith (2002)
• Crushed Red Rose, A - Kenny Price (1952)
• Crushed Red Rose and a Faded Blue Ribbon, A - Moon Mullican (1952)

• Dozen Red Roses, A - Jett Williams (1999)

• Fire Engine Red - Bob Luman (1964)
• Fire Red Thunderbird - James and Dean (2001)
• Flying Red Horse Polka, The - The Three Suns (1950)

• Get Yourself a Redhead - Painted Post Rangers (1946)
• Girl With a Red Carnation - Acoustic Alchemy (1986)

• I Don't Want Your Red, Red Roses - Frankie Armstrong (1984)
• I Dyed My Petticoat Red - Teresa Doyle (1999)
• I Wish My Love Was a Red Red Rose - Mick Hanley (1981)
• I'm Bringing a Red Red Rose - Ruth Etting (2006)
• I'm Sending You Red Roses - Jimmy Wakely (1944)
• In the Spring the Roses Always Turn Red - Dorsey Burnette (1972)
• Indigo and Shades of Red - Wilkinson (2004)

• Lace Mantilla and a Rose of Red, A - Claude King (1963)
• Lady in Red, The - Chris de Burgh (1987)
• Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy (1973)
• Like Red on a Rose - Alan Jackson (2006)
• Li'l Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (1966)
• Little Red Caboose - Laurie Berkner (2001)
• Little Red Corvette - Graham Blvd (2008)
• Little Red Hen, The - Tom Knight and Elizabeth Mcmohan (1995)
• Little Red Kitten - The Sorrows (1966)
• Little Red Mustang Blues - Todd Fuller (2009)
• Little Red Patch on the Seat of My Trousers - Montana Slim (1941)
• Little Red Rented Rowboat - Joe Dowell (1962)
• Little Red Riding Hood - The Meteors (1999)
• Little Red Rockin' Hood - Tennessee Ernie Ford (1961)
• Little Red Rooster - Sam Cooke (1963)
• Little Red Scooter - Tony Conigliaro (1965)
• Little Red Shoes - Randy Waller (2004)
• Little Red Wagon - Sonny Fisher (1956)
• Little Sister, Throw Your Red Shoes Away - Vernon Oxford (1967)
• Louisiana Red Dirt Highway - Charlie Sizemore (1996)

• My Little Red Book - Love (1966)
• My Little Red Wagon - Brazos Valley Boys (1973)
• My Love is Like a Red Red Rose - Derek Jarman (1977)
• My Luv's Like a Red Red Rose - Sheena Wellington (1995)

• Old Red Ford - Deanna (2009)
• On the Banks of Red Roses - Buffy Sainte-Marie (1965)
• One Red Mitten - Eric Roza (2005)
• One Red Rose - John Prine (1980)

• Pink, Purple, Yellow and Red - The Sorrows (1967)
• Pretty Red Shoes - Lulu Belle and Scotty (1964)

• Racin' for the Red Light - The Outlaws (1986)
• Racing to the Red Light -James McMurtry (1998)
• Red '68 Chevy - Hilary Harvill (2010)
• Red '69 Oldsmobile - Howard Livingston and Band (2008)
• Red Balloon, The - Alison Brown Quartet (1996)
• Red Bandana - Merle Haggard (1979)
• Red Beans and Rice - Booker T. and the MGs (1965)
• Red Bluejeans and a Pony Tail - Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps (1957)
• Red Cadillac and a Black Mustache, A - Brian Setzer Orchestra (2005)
• Red Canary - Florian Zabach (1953)
• Red-Checkered Blazer - Bonnie Guitar (1970)
• Red Chevrolet - Jimmie Gilmore (1989)
• Red Chevy - The Other Band (2008)
• Red Corvette - John McCutcheon (1989)
• Red Dancing Dress - Lee Clayton (1973)
• Red Deck of Cards, The - Red River Dave McEnery (1953)
• Red Denim Jeans - Sip Yek Nom (2004)
• Red Dirt Road - Brooks and Dunn (2003)
• Red Dodge Dart - Patrick Bloom (2009)
• Red Dragonfly - Shinobu Sato (1987)
• Red Dress - Ray Wylie Hubbard (1999)
• Red Dust - Zero 7 (2007)
• Red Ferrari - Mike Crinella (2007)
• Red Flag - Cody McCarver (2006)
• Red Ford Falcon - Kim Dellavedova (2009)
• Red Grapes - Sammy Davis, Jr. (1954)
• Red, Green, Yellow, Blue - Dickey Lee (1968)
• Red GTO - Slant 6 (2003)
• Red Hair and Green Eyes - Bill Rice (1961)
• Red-Haired Boy - Steve Kaufman (2006)
• Red-Headed Stranger - Knockout Kings (2005)
• Red-Headed Woodpecker - John Neville (2007)
• Red-Headed Woman - Bernt Rosengren Octet (2008)
• Red Hills of Utah - Marty Robbins (1963)
• Red is the Rose - The Highwaymen (2008)
• Red Light - Boots Randolph (1960)
• Red Light, Green Light - David Adam Cole (2007)
• Red-Lipped Girl - Red Kirk (1955)
• Red Lips, Blue Eyes, Little White Lies - Hugh Moffatt (1995)
• Red Lips, White Lies and Blue Hours - Don Gibson (1951)
• Red Mercury - Digital Wizard (2009)
• Red Mittens - Billy Jack Wills and His Band (1955)
• Red Mountain Wine - Gib Guilbeau (2003)
• Red Mustang - Rhythm Dragons (2002)
• Red Petticoats - Mantovani and His Orchestra (1952)
• Red Pickup - Gary Mazzola (2008)
• Red Rag Top - Tim McGraw (2002)
• Red Red Rose - Emmylou Harris (1990)
• Red Red Wine - Roy Drusky (1972)
• Red Ridin' Hood and the Wolf - Bunker Hill (1962)
• Red River Rose - Mark Elliott (2006)
• Red Rock - Smokin' Armadillos (1995)
• Red Rocking Chair - J.D. Crowe and the New South (1982)
• Red Rose - The Blasters (1983)
• Red Rose for Lisa, A - Hugh Moffatt (1996)
• Red Roses - Martin and Jessica Ruby Simpson (1995)
• Red Roses and White Wine - The Limeliters (1961)
• Red Roses for a Blue Lady - Vic Dana (1965)
• Red Roses for Me - Tom Maguire (1973)
• Red Roses From the Blue Side of Town - George Morgan (1973)
• Red Roses Tied in Blue - Clyde Moody (1948)
• Red Roses Won't Work Now - Reba McEntire (1985)
• Red Rover - Fleetwood Mac (2003)
• Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle (1966)
• Red Sails in the Sunset - Johnny Lee (1976)
• Red Shoes - Rob Mullins (2005)
• Red Shoes By the Drugstore - Tom Waits (1978)
• Red Silk - Archie Campbell (1967)
• Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume - Black Jack Wayne (1960)
• Red Sky at Night - David Gilmour (2006)
• Red Sweater - Dave Rich (1957)
• Red Sweater - The Aquabats (1997)
• Red Top Mountain - Fox Brothers (1997)
• Red Triangle - The Bamboos (2010)
• Red Umbrella - Faith Hill (2007)
• Red Velvet - Gordon Lightfoot (1998)
• Red Wine - Woody Guthrie (1960)
• Red Wine and Blue Memories - Joe Stampley (1978)
• Red Wine at Noon - Joy of Cooking (1971)
• Red Wing - Asleep at the Wheel (1993)
• Red, White and Blue - Fox Brothers (2002)
• Red, White and Blue Collar - The Gibson Miller Band (1994)
• Rhapsody in Red - The Jerry Garcia Band (1978)
• Rhode Island Redhead - Teresa Brewer (1952)
• Roses Are Red - Bobby Goldsboro (1964)
• Roses Are Red, My Love - Bobby Vinton (1962)
• Ruby in the Red Dress - Dr. Teeth Big Band (2006)
• Ruby Red - Transmitters (2007)
• Ruby Red Lips - Clay Farmer (2006)
• Ruby Red Shoes - Angie Heimann (2003)
• Ruby Red Slippers - Annie Sims (2004)
• Rudolph the Red Nosed-Reindeer - Nancy Allen (2005)

• She Wears Red Feathers - Guy Mitchell (1959)
• She Wore Red Dresses - Dwight Yoakam (1988)
• Shiny Red Automobile - George Morgan (1967)
• Small Red Diary - Linda Gail Lewis (1965)
• Something in Red - Lorrie Morgan (1992)
• Sunshine Red Wine - Crazy Elephant (1969)

• There's a Red Hot Fire - Louie Innis (1954)
• Tuscan Red Rose - Larry Penn (2004)
• Twelve Red Roses - Betty Harris (1966)
• There's a Red Light Ahead - Bradley Kincaid (1963)

• Warm Red Wine - Willie Nelson (2006)
• Wear a Red Rose - The Country Gentlemen (1961)
• When You Give a Rose to a Redhead - Cousin Herb Henson (1954)
• When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose - Jerry Lee Lewis (1970)
• Where the Red Red Roses Grow - Claude King (1992)
• Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon? - Willie Nelson (1980)

• You Redhead - Bob Eberly (1949)
• Your Little Red Wagon - Darrell Glenn (1956)
• You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book - Nu Drifters (2005)

Songs about Ruby

• Closet of Ruby Red Slippers - Shawn King (2005)
• Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy (1973)
• Ruby Red - Transmitters (2007)
• Ruby Red Lips - Clay Farmer (2006)
• Ruby Red Shoes - Angie Heimann (2003)
• Ruby Red Slippers - Annie Sims (2004)
• Ruby Ruby - Little Willie Littlefield (1957)
• Sapphire, Ruby and Gold - Sassafrass (2004)

Songs about Scarlet

• Crimson and Scarlet - Steve Johnstone and George Madden (2008)
• Scarlet and Amber - The Hal McIntyre Orchestra (1946)
• Scarlet and Gold - Thirteenth Floor Elevators (1968)
• Scarlet Ribbons - Rusty Richards (2002)
• Scarlet Ribbons for Her Hair - Roger Whittaker (1994)
• Scarlet Tide, The - Alison Krauss (2003)
• Woman Dressed in Scarlet - IIIrd Tyme Out (1991)

Songs about Vermilion

• Her Gown Was of Vermilion Silk - Paul Sperry (1995)
• Vermilion - Blue Sage (2002)
• Vermilion Hue Over Lake Lausanne - Hamster Theater (2006)
• Vermilion Moon - Nanten (2008)
• Vermilion Rhapsody - Madeleine Mitchell (2008)