The Name Game
The Hit Crew Lyrics

The name game. Shirley! Shirley, Shirley.
Let's play a game where we make rhymes out of people's names. Let's start with the name Shirley, and rhyme it with Bo-ber-ley, bo-na-na fanna, Fo-fer-ley, fee fi mo-mer-ley, and then simply Shirley

Lincoln! Lincoln, Lincoln. bo-bin-coln,
Now let's move on to the name Lincoln, and let's rhyme it with Bo-bin-coln, bo-na-na fanna, fo-fin-coln, and then simply Lincoln.

Come on ev'rybody, I say now let's play a game.
Everyone, let's play this game of making rhymes out of names.

I betcha I can make a rhyme out of anybody's name.
I'm confident that I can find rhyming words for any name that is given to me.

The first letter of the name, I treat it like it wasn't there,
I ignore the first letter of the name when making rhymes.

But a "B" or an "F" or an "M" will appear;
Instead, I add the letters B, F, or M, which rhyme with many different sounds.

And then I say "Bo," add a "B", then I say the name.
Next, I add Bo and the letter B before saying the name again.

Then "Bo-na-na fanna" and "fo"
After that, I add the nonsense syllables Bo-na-na fanna and fo.

And then I say the name again with an "f" very plain,
Then I say the name again with the letter F, without a nonsense syllable this time.

Then "fee fi" and a "mo"
Next, I add the syllables fee fi and mo to go with the letters F and M.

And then I say the name again with an "M" this time.
Finally, I say the name again with the letter M.

And there isn't any name that I can't rhyme.
I'm confident that I can find rhymes for any name, regardless of how unique it is.

Arnold! Arnold, Arnold bo-bar-nold,
Let's now try this process with the name Arnold, and rhyme it with Bo-bar-nold, Bo-na-na fanna fo-far-nold, fee-fi m-mar-mold, and then simply Arnold.

But if the first two letters are ever the same,
However, if the first two letters of a name are the same,

Crop them both, then say the name.
I drop both letters before continuing to rhyme the name.

Like Bob, Bob, drop the "B's", Bo-ob.
For example, with the name Bob, I drop the two Bs and say the name as Bo-ob.

Or Fred, Fred, drop the "F's", Fo-red,
Similarly, with the name Fred, I drop the two Fs and say the name as Fo-red.

Or Mary, Mary, drop the "M's", Mo-ary.
Again, with the name Mary, I drop the two Ms and say the name as Mo-ary.

That's the only rule that is contrary.
This is the only exception to the standard rhyming process.

Say Tony, Tony, bo-bo-ney,
Now let's try the process with the name Tony, and rhyme it with bo-bo-ney, Bo-na-na fanna, fo-fo-ney, fee-fi mo-mo-ney, and then simply Tony.

Let's do Billy!
Let's try rhyming the name Billy next.

Billy, Billy, bo-gil-ly, bo-na-na Fanna, fo-fil-ly,
I add Bo and the letter G, then say the name Billy again. I follow this with the nonsense syllables Bo-na-na fanna and fo, and then say the name again with the letter F. Finally, I add fee fi, and then end with the name Billy again.

Fee fi mo-mil-ly, Billy!

Let's do Marsha!
Next, let's try the name Marsha.

Marsha, Marsha, bo-bar-sha, Bo-na-na fanna, fo-far-sha,
I add Bo and the letter B, then say the name Marsha again. I then follow the standard nonsense syllables Bo-na-na fanna and fo, and say the name again with the letter F. Finally, I add fee fi, and then end with the name Marsha again.

Fee fi mo-ar-sha, Marsha!

Little trick with Nick!
Now let me show you a little trick with the name Nick!

Nick, Nick, bo-bick, bo-na-na Fanna fo-fick,
I add Bo and the letter B, then say the name Nick again. This time, since the first two letters are the same, I drop them both and say the name as Bo-obick. I follow this with the standard nonsense syllables Bo-na-na fanna and fo, and say the name again with the letter F. Finally, I add fee fi and then say the name again with the letter M.

Fee fi mo-mick, Nick!

The name game.
This is the name game, and it lets us have fun making rhymes out of people's names.