Name Game
Laura Branigan


Come on 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?

O.K.
Let's do Tony!
Tony, Tony
Bo, Bony
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Fony
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mony

Tony!

That was good!
Let's try Cathy!
Cathy, Cathy
Bo, athy
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Fathy
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mathy
Cathy!


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 Huey
Huey drop the 'H' goes uey
or Mary,
Mary, drop the 'M's Moe Ary
That's the only rule
that is contrary

O.K. everybody
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 ?

Let's do Doug
Doug, Doug
Bo, Boug
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Foug
Fee, Fie, Moe, Moug
Doug!

Now you get it, Tony!
Tony, Tony
Bo, Bony
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Fony
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mony

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

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 Huey
Huey drop the 'H' goes uey
or Mary,
Mary, drop the 'M's Moe Ary
That's the only rule
that is contrary

O.K. everybody
Let's try David

Bo, avid
David, David
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Favid
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mavid

David!
That was great!

Try Larry!
Larry, Larry
Bo, Barry
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Farry
Fee, Fie, Moe, Marry

Larry!

O.K. now try Linda!
Linda, Linda
Bo, Binda
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Finda
Fee, Fie, Moe, Minda

Linda!

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

Nick!















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