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Shirley Ellis
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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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Shirley Elliston
Shirley Elliston
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shirley Elliston
Shirley Elliston
Songwriter
Lincoln Chase
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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