the name game-shirley ellis
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Shirley Ellis
The name game!
Shirley!
Shirley, Shirley bo Birley Bonana fanna fo Firley
Fee fy mo Mirley, Shirley!
Lincoln!
Lincoln, Lincoln bo Bincoln Bonana fanna fo Fincoln
Fee fy mo Mincoln, Lincoln!
Come on everybody!
I say now let's play a game
I betcha I can make a rhyme out of anybody's name
The first letter of the name, I treat it like it wasn't there
But a B or an F or an M will appear
And then I say bo add a B then I say the name and Bonana fanna and a
fo
And then I say the name again with an F very plain
and a fee fy and a mo
And then I say the name again with an M this time
and there isn't any name that I can't rhyme
Arnold!
Arnold, Arnold bo Barnold Bonana fanna fo Farnold
Fee fy mo Marnold Arnold!
But if the first two letters are ever the same,
I drop them both and say the name like
Bob, Bob drop the B's Bo ob
For Fred, Fred drop the F's Fo red
For Mary, Mary drop the M's Mo ary
That's the only rule that is contrary.
Okay? Now say Bo: Bo
Now Tony with a B: Bony
Then Bonana fanna fo: bonana fanna fo
Then you say the name again with an F very plain: Fony
Then a fee fy and a mo: fee fy mo
Then you say the name again with an M this time: Mony
And there isn't any name that you can't rhyme
Every body do Tony!
Pretty good, let's do Billy!
Very good, let's do Marsha!
A little trick with Nick!
The name game
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Shirley Ellis
The name game: Shirley! Shirley, Shirley, bobirley, banana, fana, fofirly, fee
fi momirly, Shirley.
Lincoln! Lincoln, Lincoln, bobincoln, banana, fana, fofincoln, fee fi
momincoln, Lincoln.
Come on everybody, I say now let's play a game. I betcha I can make a rhyme out
of anybody's name.
The first letter of the name you treat it like it wasn't there.
But a "B" or an "F" or and"M" will appear. Then I say "Bo", add a "b" then I
say the name,
Then "Banana fana" and a "Fo", and then I say the name again with an "F" very
plain,
Then a "Fee, fi" and a "Mo" and then I say the name again with an "M" this
time,
And there isn't any name that I can't rhyme.
Arnold! Arnold, Arnold, bobarnold, banana, fana, fofarnold, fee fi momarnold,
Arnold.
But if the first two letters are ever the same, then drop them both then say
the name
Like a Bob, Bob, drop the "B's" Bo-ob. Fred, Fred, drop the "F's", Fo-red.
Or Mary, Mary, drop the "M's" Mo-ary. That's the only rule that is contrary.
Tony! Bo, now Tony with a B, now banana fana and a fo.
And now you say the name again with an "F" very plain. then a fee, fi and mo,
And then you say the name again with an M this time. And there isn't any name
that you can't rhyme.
Tony! Tony, Tony, bobony, banana fana fofony, fee fi momony, Tony.
Let's do Billy! Billy, Billy, bogilly, banana fana fofilly, fee fi
momilly,Billy.
Let's do Marsha! Marsha, Marsha, bobarsha, bnana fana fofarsha, fee fi
mo-arsha, Marsha.
Little trick with Nick! Nick, Nick, bobick, banana fana fofick, fee fi momick,
Nick. The name game!
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Here it is caro(a) amico(a) :
THE NAME GAME (Shirley Ellis/Congress Records 1965)
The name game
Shirley!
Shirley Shirley Bo Birley
Banana Fanna Fo Firley
Fe Fi Mo Mirley
Shirley
Lincoln!
Lincoln Lincoln Bo Bincoln
Banana Fanna Fo Fincoln
Fe Fi Mo Mincoln
Lincoln
Come on everybody
I say now let's play a game
I betcha I could make a rhyme
Out of anybody's name
The first letter of the name
I treat it like it wasn't there
But a B or an F
Or an M will appear
And then I say Bo, add a B
Then I say the name
Then Banana Fanna and a Fo
Then I say the name again with an F very plain
Then a Fe Fi and a Mo
Then I say the name again with an M this time
And there isn't any name that I can't rhyme
Arnold!
Arnold Arnold Bo Barnold
Banana Fanna Fo Farnold
Fe Fi Mo Marnold
Arnold
But if the first two letters are ever the same,
Drop them both then say the name
Like Bob Bob drop the B's Bo Ob
Or Fred Fred drop the F's Fo Red
Or Mary Mary drop the M's Mo Ary
That's the only rule that is contrary
Okay?
Now say Bo (Bo!)
Now Tony with a B (Bony!)
Then Banana Fanna and Fo (Banana Fanna Fo!)
Then you say the name again with an F very plain (Fony!)
Then a Fe Fi and a Mo (Fe Fi Mo)
Then you say the name again with an M this time (Mony!)
And there isn't any name that you can't rhyme
Everybody do Tony
Tony Tony Bo Bony
Banana Fanna Fo Fony
Fe Fi Mo Mony
Tony
Pretty good. Let's do Billy
Billy Billy Bo Illy
Banana Fanna Fo Filly
Fe Fi Mo Milly
Billy
Very good. Let's do Marsha
Marsha Marsha Bo Barsha
Banana Fanna Fo Farsha
Fe Fi Mo Arsha
Marsha
A little trick with Nick
Nick Nick Bo Bick
Banana Fanna Fo Fick
Fe Fi Mo Mick
Nick
The name game
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By the way, did you know that the second-verse "Lincoln"
refers to Lincoln Chase, writer of the song, and manager
and husband of Shirley?
Have fun and take care!
JR --- >8-)
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