Sunday, September 18, 2011

Shirley Ellis - The Name Game (1965)




The name game
Shirley Shirley, Shirley bo birley
Bonana fanna fo firley Fee fie mo mirley, Shirley
Lincoln Lincoln, Lincoln bo bincoln Bonana fanna fo fincoln Fee fie mo mincoln, Lincoln
Come on everybody I say now let's play a game I bet you 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 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 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
Everybody do Tony Tony, Tony, bo bony Banana fana fo fony Fee fie mo mony, Tony
Pretty good, let's do Billy Billy, Billy, bo illy Banana fana fo filly Fee fie mo milly, Billy
Very good, let's do Marsha Marsha, Marsha, bo barsha Bana fana fo farsha Fee fie mo arsha, Marsha
A little trick with Nick Nick, Nick, bo bick Banana fana fo fick Fee mie mo mick, Nick

(X), (X), bo-b (Y) Banana-fana fo-f (Y) Fee-fi-mo-m (Y) X! If the name starts with a vowel or vowel sound, the "b" "f" or "m" is inserted in front of the name. And if the name starts with a b, f, or m, that sound simply is not repeated. 
Playing the game with names such as Alice, Dallas, Tucker, Chuck, Buck, Huck, Bart, Art, Marty, Mitch, Rich, Richie, Maggie, Ruby, or, in British English, Danny or Annie, results in profanity or rude language. (via wiki)
#things i learned about while watching OTH


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