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 S 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.