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CThe name game
CShirley
Shirley, Shirley bo Birley Bonana fanna fo Firley
FFee fie mo Mirley, CShirley
CLincoln
Lincoln, Lincoln bo Bincoln Bonana fanna fo Fincoln
FFee fie mo Mincoln, CLincoln
CCome on everybody
I say now let's play a game
I betcha FI can make a rhyme out of Canybody's name
CThe first letter of the name, I treat it like it wasn't there
But a FB or an F or an M will Cappear
CAnd then I say bo add a B then I say the name and Bonana fanna and a fo
And then I Fsay the name again with an F very plain 
and a Cfee fie and a mo
And then I Fsay the name again with an M this time
and there Cisn't any name that I can't rhyme
CArnold 
Arnold, Arnold bo Barnold Bonana fanna fo Farnold 
FFee fie mo Marnold CArnold
CBut if the first two letters are ever the same, 
I drop them both and say the name like 
FBob, Bob drop the B's Bo ob
For CFred, Fred drop the F's Fo red 
For FMary, Mary drop the M's Mo ary 
CThat's the only rule that is contrary.
COkay? Now say Bo: Bo 
Now Tony with a B: Bony
Then Bonana fanna fo: bonana fanna fo
Then you Fsay the name again with an F very plain: Fony
CThen a fee fie and a mo: fee fie mo
Then you Fsay the name again with an M this time: Mony
And there Cisn'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

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The name game

Shirley

Shirley, Shirley bo Birley Bonana fanna fo Firley

F C

Fee fie mo Mirley, Shirley

Lincoln

Lincoln, Lincoln bo Bincoln Bonana fanna fo Fincoln

F C

Fee fie mo Mincoln, Lincoln

Come on everybody

I say now let's play a game

F C

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

F C

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 fie 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

F C

Fee fie 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 fie and a mo: fee fie 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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