Lyrics The Name Game - Shirley Ellis

The Name Game

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-bin-coln
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»
And then I say the name again with an ««f» very plain
Then «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 bo-bar-nold
Bo-na-na, fanna fo-far-nold
Fee fi m-mar-mold.
Arnold!
But if the first two letters are ever the same
Crop 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
And then I say «Bo» add a «B» then I say the name
Then «Bo-na-na fanna» and «fo»
And then I say the name again with an ««f» very plain
Then «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
Say Tony, Tony, bo-bo-ney
Bo-na-na fanna, fo-fo-ney
Fee fi mo-mo-ney, Tony!
Let’s do Billy!
Billy, Billy, bo-gil-ly, bo-na-na
Fanna, fo-fil-ly
Fee fi mo-mil-ly, Billy!
Let’s do Marsha!
Marsha, Marsha, bo-bar-sha
Bo-na-na fanna, fo-far-sha
Fee fi mo-ar-sha, Marsha!
Little trick with Nick!
Nick, Nick, bo-bick, bo-na-na
Fanna fo fick, fee fi mo-mick.
Nick!
The name game