Name Game
Disney Lyrics

The name game. Shirley! Shirley, Shirley.
This song is called the Name Game, and the singer is addressing someone named Shirley.

Bo-ber-ley, bo-na-na fanna. Fo-fer-ley. fee fi mo-mer-ley, Shirley!
The singer is playing a rhyming game where they take the first letter of a name, ignore it, and add certain sounds before repeating the name. In this case, they say 'Bo-ber-ley, bo-na-na fanna. Fo-fer-ley. fee fi mo-mer-ley' before saying 'Shirley' again.

Lincoln! Lincoln, Lincoln. bo-bin-coln,
The singer is now addressing someone named Lincoln and repeating their name.

Bo-na-na fanna, fo-fin-coln. Fee fi mo-min-coln, Lincoln!
The singer is using their rhyming game to create different phrases with 'Lincoln.' They say 'Bo-na-na fanna, fo-fin-coln. Fee fi mo-min-coln' before saying 'Lincoln' one more time.

Come on ev'rybody, I say now let's play a game.
The singer is inviting everyone to play this rhyming game with them.

I betcha I can make a rhyme out of anybody's name.
The singer is confident that they can create a rhyme out of any name given to them in the game.

The first letter of the name, I treat it like it wasn't there,
As part of the game, the singer chooses to ignore the first letter of the name they are given.

But a 'B' or an 'F' or an 'M' will appear;
Instead of saying the first letter, the singer will sometimes use a 'B,' 'F,' or 'M' sound at the beginning of the rhyme.

And then I say 'Bo' add a 'B' then I say the name.
The first step in the game is to say 'Bo' followed by a 'B' sound and then repeating the name.

Then 'Bo-na-na fanna' and 'fo'
The singer adds 'Bo-na-na fanna' and 'fo' to create a catchy phrase that is still part of the game.

And then I say the name again with an 'f' very plain,
The next step is to repeat the name again, but this time with an 'f' sound. The singer emphasizes that the sound is 'very plain.'

Then 'fee fi' and a 'mo'
The singer adds 'fee fi' and 'mo' before finally repeating the name one more time.

And then I say the name again with an 'M' this time.
In the final step, the singer repeats the name once more, but this time with an 'M' sound.

And there isn't any name that I can't rhyme.
The singer boasts that they can rhyme any name given to them.

But if the first two letters are ever the same,
The singer introduces a rule for the game: if the first two letters of a name are the same, they should both be ignored.

Crop them both, then say the name.
The singer directs that after cropping the first two letters, the name should then be repeated normally.

Like Bob, Bob, drop the 'B's', Bo-ob.
The singer gives examples of how the rule works, and how a name with repeated letters should be treated in the game. They use the name 'Bob' and say it as 'Bo-ob.'

Or Fred, Fred, drop the 'F's', Fo-red,
Another example of the rule in action is the name 'Fred,' which becomes 'Fo-red.'

Or Mary, Mary, drop the 'M's', Mo-ary.
One last example is the name 'Mary,' which becomes 'Mo-ary' after the 'M's' are dropped.

Say Tony, Tony, bo-bo-ney,
The singer is now using the name 'Tony' and rhyming it with 'bo-bo-ney.'

Bo-na-na fanna, fo-fo-ney, Fee fi mo-mo-ney, Tony!
They follow the normal game steps with 'Tony' to create the phrase 'Bo-na-na fanna, fo-fo-ney, Fee fi mo-mo-ney' before repeating the name one last time.

Let's do Billy!
The singer chooses the name 'Billy' to play the game with.

Billy, Billy, bo-gil-ly, bo-na-na Fanna, fo-fil-ly, Fee fi mo-mil-ly, Billy!
They use 'Billy' and follow the same game steps as before, with 'bo-gil-ly' and 'fo-fil-ly' being the unique phrases created.

Let's do Marsha!
Another name is selected: 'Marsha'.

Marsha, Marsha, bo-bar-sha, bo-na-na fanna, fo-far-sha, fee fi mo-ar-sha, Marsha!
The normal game steps are followed to make the phrases 'bo-bar-sha' and 'fo-far-sha' before repeating the name.

Little trick with Nick!
Now the singer wants to try a trick with the name 'Nick' in the game.

Nick, Nick, bo-bick, bo-na-na Fanna fo fick, fee fi mo-mick. Nick!
They deviate from the normal game steps and instead use a unique phrase for the 'B' sound with 'bo-bick' and later create the phrase 'Fanna fo fick.' They then follow the normal steps with 'fee fi mo-mick, Nick.'

The name game.
The song ends with a simple repeat of the game's title, 'The name game.'