The Name Game - Taj Mahal, Eric Bibb, The Cultural Heritage Choir

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