The Name Game

The Name Game

The name game

Shirley!
Shirley Shirley Bo Birley
Bonana Fanna Fo Firley
Fe Fi Mo Mirley
Shirley

Lincoln!
Lincoln Lincoln Bo Bincoln
Bonana Fanna Fo Fincoln
Fe Fi Mo Mincoln
Lincoln

Come on everybody
I say now let's play a game
I betcha I could 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 Bonana Fanna and a Fo
Then I say the name again with an F very plain
Then a Fe Fi and a Mo
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
Fe Fi Mo Marnold
Arnold

But if the first two letters are ever the same,
Drop 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

Okay?
Now say Bo (Bo!)
Now Tony with a B (Bony!)
Then Bonana Fanna and Fo (Bonana Fanna Fo!)
Then you say the name again with an F very plain (Fony!)
Then a Fe Fi and a Mo (Fe Fi 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
Bonana Fanna Fo Fony
Fe Fi Mo Mony
Tony

Pretty good. Let's do Billy
Billy Billy Bo Illy
Bonana Fanna Fo Filly
Fe Fi Mo Milly
Billy

Very good. Let's do Marsha
Marsha Marsha Bo Barsha
Bonana Fanna Fo Farsha
Fe Fi Mo Arsha
Marsha

A little trick with Nick
Nick Nick Bo Bick
Bonana Fanna Fo Fick
Fe Fi Mo Mick
Nick

The name game