When I was a little boy, my daddy said
"Son, do you know why fire engine's red?"
So I looked up to my daddy and said
"No, sir, I don't know why a fire engine's red"
And he said
"Repeat after me
And I'll tell you why
Here goes"
Cause a newspaper's read too
Cause a newspaper's read too
Two and two is four
Two and two is four
Four times three is twelve
Four times three is twelve
Twelve is the length of a ruler
Twelve is the length of a ruler
A ruler is queen Mary
A ruler is queen Mary
Queen Mary is a ship
Queen Mary is a ship
A ship sails the ocean
A ship sails the ocean
The ocean has fish
The ocean has fish
The fish has fins
The fish has fins
The Finns fought the Russians
The Finns fought the Russians
The Russians are red
The Russians are red
A fire engine's always rushing, so it's red too
Ha, ha, ha