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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.
"The Name Game" is a song co-written and performed by Shirley Ellis [2] as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name. [3] She explains through speaking and singing how to play the game.
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.
The song uses a simple rhyming game, also known as The Name Game, where you drop the first initial of a name and add a common suffix. The song popularized the game.
The Name Game Lyrics by Shirley Ellis from the The Name Game album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: The name game. Shirley! Shirley, Shirley Bo-ber-ley, bo-na-na fanna Fo-fer-ley. fee fi mo-mer-ley, Shirley! Linco…
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.
Shirley Ellis - Name Game Lyrics. The name game. Shirley! Shirley, Shirley. bo-ber-ley, bo-na-na fanna. fo-fer-ley. fee fi mo-mer-ley, Shirley! Lincoln! Lincoln, Lincoln. bo
The Lyrics for The Name Game by Shirley Ellis have been translated into 2 languages. 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!
Original lyrics of The Name Game song by Shirley Ellis. Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Shirley Ellis lyrics. Watch official video, print or download text in PDF.
Bo-na-na fanna, fo-fin-coln. Fee fi mo-min-coln, Lincoln! Come on ev'rybody, 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. Then "Bo-na-na fanna" and "fo"