Ellis Shirley The Name Game Lyrics

The Name Game 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!

 Pretty good, let's do Billy!

 Very good, let's do Marsha!

 A little trick with Nick!

 The name game