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The name game
Shirley
Shirley, Shirley
Bo, Birley
Banana, Fanna, Foe, Firley
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mirley
Shirley

Lincoln
Lincoln,Lincoln
Bo, Bincoln
Banana, Fanna, Foe, Fincoln
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mincoln
Lincoln

Common everybody
I say now lets now play a game
I bet you 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
Then I say
Bo - add a 'b' and then I say the name
Banana fanna and foe
And then I say the name again with an 'f' very plain
Then a fee fie and moe
And then I say the name again with an 'm' this time
And there isn't any name that I can't rhyme

Anl
Anl, Anl
Bo, Banl
Banna, Fanna, Foe, Fanl
Fee, Fie, Moe, Manl
Anl

But if the first two letters are ever the same
I drop them both then say the name
Like bob
Bob drop the 'b' bo ob
Or fred
Fred drop the 'f' Foe red
Or Mary
Mary, drop the 'm's Moe Ary
That's the only rule that is contrary

O.K
Now say Bo
Bo
Now tony with a B
Bony
Then Banna Fanna and Foe
Banna Fanna and Foe
Then you say the name again
With an f very plain
Fony
Then a fee fie and a mo
Fee, Fie, Moe
Then you same the name again
With an m this time
Mony
And there isn't any name you can't rhyme

Everybody do Tony
Tony, Tony
Bo, Bony
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Fony
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mony
Tony

Pretty good, let's do Billy
Billy, Billy
Bo, illy
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Filly
Fee, Fie, Moe, Milly
Billy

Very good, let's do Marsha
Marsha, Marsha
Bo, Barsha
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Farsha
Fee, Fie, Moe, arsha
Marsha

A little trick with Nick
Nick, Nick
Bo, Bick
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Fick
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mick
Nick

The name game

Here's your quick cheat sheet
Bo b-
Banana, Fanna, Foe F-
Fee, Fie, Moe, M-