Shirley Ellis-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