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The Name Game

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R&B/Soul

The Name Game was released on January 1, 1965 by Geffen as a part of the album The Name Game

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OVERVIEW

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

Shirley Elliston

Shirley Elliston

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Shirley Elliston

Shirley Elliston

Songwriter

Lincoln Chase

Songwriter

Charles Calello

Charles Calello

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Charles Calello

Charles Calello

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

The name game, Shirley

Shirley, Shirley bo-birley

Bo-na-na, fan-na, fo-firley

Fee-fi, mo-mirley, Shirley

[Verse 2]

Lincoln

Lincoln, Lincoln, bo-bincoln

Bo-na-na, fan-na, fo-fincoln

Fee-fi, mo-mincoln, Lincoln

[Verse 3]

Come on everybody

I say now, let's play a game

I betcha i could make a rhyme

Out of anybody's name

[Verse 4]

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

[Verse 5]

And then i say Bo

Add a B and then

And then I say the name

Then B-na-na fan-na and fo

[Verse 6]

And then i say the name again

With an F, very plain

Then a fee, fi and a mo

[Verse 7]

And then i say the name again

With an M this time

And there isn't any name

That I can't rhyme

[Verse 8]

Arnold

Arnold, Arnold, Bo-barnold

Bo-na-na, fan-na, fo-farnold

Fee-fi, mo-marnold, Arnold

[Verse 9]

But if the first two letters are ever the same

I 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

[Verse 10]

Okay, now say, bo

(Bo)

Now tony with a B

(Bony)

Then ba-na-na, fan-na and fo

(Bo-na-na, fan-na, fo)

Then you say the name again

With an F, very plain

(Fony)

Then fee, fi and a mo

(Fee 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

[Verse 11]

Every body do tony

Tony, tony bo-bony

Bo-na-na, fan-na, fo-fony

Fee-fi, mo-mony, Tony

[Verse 12]

Pretty good, let's do Billy

Billy, Billy bo-illy

Bo-na-na, fan-na, fo-filly

Fee-fi, mo-milly, Billy

[Verse 13]

Very good, let's do Marsha

Marsha, Marsha bo-barsha

Bo-na-na, fan-na, fo-farsha

Fee-fi, mo-arsha, Marsha

[Verse 14]

A little trick with Nick

Nick, Nick bo-bick

Bo-na-na, fan-na, fo-fick

Fee-fi, mo-mick, Nick

The name game

Written by: Lincoln Chase, Shirley Elliston

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