Cards: Painting the roses red
We're painting the roses red
We dare not stop
Or waste a drop
So let the paint be spread
We're painting the roses red
We're painting the roses red

Oh, painting the roses red
And many a tear we shed
Because we know
They'll cease to grow
In fact, they'll soon be dead
And yet we go ahead
Painting the roses red
Painting the roses red
We're painting the roses red

Alice: Oh, pardon me
But Mister Three
Why must you paint them red?

[Speech]
Cards: Huh? Oh!
Three: Well, the fact is, Miss
We planted the white roses by mistake,
And...

Cards: The Queen she likes 'em red
If she saw white instead,
Two: She'd raise a fuss
Ace: And each of us
Cards: Would quickly lose his head

[Speech]
Alice: Goodness!

Cards: Since this is the part we dread
We're painting the roses red

[Speech]
Alice: Oh, Dear! Then let me help you

Alice: Painting the roses red
All: We're painting the roses red
Don't tell the Queen what you have seen
Or say that's what we said
But we're painting the roses red
Alice: Yes, painting the roses red
Two: Not pink
Ace: Not green
Alice: Not aquamarine
All: We're painting the roses red!

Cards: Painting the roses red,
We're painting the roses red.
We dare not stop
Or waste a drop
So let the paint be spread.
We're painting the roses red,
We're painting the roses red.
One: Oh, painting the roses red
Two: and many a tear we shed
Three: because we know
Four: they'll cease to grow
Cardsmen: in fact they'll soon be dead.
and yet we go ahead
painting the roses
Group 1: red.
Group 2: Painting roses, painting roses,
painting roses, painting roses.
Alice: Painting the roses red,
they're painting the roses red.
Oh pardon me but Mister Three
why must you paint them red?
Cardsmen: Stop!!!
Three: At first we planted white
'cause we thought that it uas right
One: (and we hadn't even come upon this song)
Two: But now we're in a pickle
Four: For the royal mind is fickle
Cardsmen: And it turned out that we were wrong.
The Queen she likes 'em red
and if she saw white instead
she'd raise a fuss and each of us
would quickly lose his head
Alice: Oh my!
Cardsmen: Since this is a thought we dread we're
Group 1: painting the roses red.
Group 2: painting the roses
Painting roses, painting roses.
Group 1: Painting the roses red,
Group 2: Painting the roses red,
Group 1: We're painting the roses red,
Don't tell the Queen what you have seen or
Group 2: Were painting the roses red,
red, red, red, or
Cardsmen: say that's what we said,
we're painting the roses red,
One: not pink,
Two: not green,
Alice: not aquamarine...
Group 1: We're painting the ro-roses red!

Queen of Hearts: Who's been painting my roses red?
All: Who's been painting her roses red?
Queen of Hearts: Who dares to taint
with vulgar paint
the royal flower bed?
For painting my roses red,
someone will lose his head!
2 of Clubs: Your majesty please! It's all his fault...
3 of Diamonds: Not me your grace, the Ace! The Ace!
Queen of Hearts: You? It was you!
Ace of Spades: Oh no, it was the Two!
Queen of Hearts: The Deuce you say?
2 of Clubs: Not me, the Tres!
Queen of Hearts: That's enough numerical stuff!
Enough of your scarlets
and crimson vermillions and rouges
and cherries and reds!
Off with your heads!
All: You're going to lose your heads,
You're going to lose your heads,
For painting the roses red!