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 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 or an or an M will appear And then I say bo add a then I say the name and Bonana fanna and a fo And then I say the name again with an 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 's Bo ob For Fred, Fred drop the '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 : Bony Then Bonana fanna fo: bonana fanna fo Then you say the name again with an 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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