the Name game - shirley ellis

The Name Game
Written by: Lincoln Chase, Shirley Ellis


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Lyrics:
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!

Tony tony bo Bony
Bonana fanna fo Fony
Fee fy mo Mony, Tony!

Pretty good, let's do Billy!
Billy billy bo Billy
Bonana fanna fo Filly
Fee fy mo Milly, Billy!

Very good, let's do Marsha!
Marsh Marsha bo barsha
Bonana fanna fo farsha
Fee fy mo marsha, Marsha!

A little trick with Nick!
Nick Nick bo bick
Bonana fanna fo fick
Fee fy mo Mick, Nick!

The name game

Singers:
1. Shirley Ellis (billboard hot 100 1965) November 1964 2. Dean Ford and The Gaylords June 18, 1965 3. Lisa French 1965 4. Jerry Williams & His Dynamite & Soul Band 1968 5. Joanie Bartels 1980 6. Divine [2] 1981 7. Heather Bishop 1982 8. Laura Branigan 1987 9. Sharon, Lois & Bram 1990 10. Taj Mahal, Linda Tillery, Eric Bibb 1997

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