LYRIC

THE SHAIM GAME- Country Yossi- Who Is He
(Parody of “The Name Game”- Shirley Ellis-
Composed By Shirley Elliston & Lincoln Chase)

The Shaim Game-
Tuki
Tuki Tuki, bo buki
Banana fana, fo fuki
Fee fi mo muki,
Tuki.

Kivi
Kivi Kivi, bo beevee
Banana fana, fo feevee
Fee fi mo meevee,
Kivi.

Come on, everybody
I say, now let’s play a game
I bet you I could make a rhyme
Out of anybody’s name

The first letter of the name
I treat it like it wasn’t there
But a Beis or a Fey
Or a Mem will appear.

And then I say
Bo and a Beis
Then I say the name
With banana, fana and fo
Then I say the name again
With a Fey, Gantz Fein
Then a fi, a fi and a mo
Then I say the name again
With a Mem this time
And there isn’t any name that I can’t rhyme.

Rifky!
Rifky, Rifky, bo bifkee
Banana fana, fo fifky
Fee fi mo mifky,
Rifky.

But if the first two letters
Are ever the same
Drop them both
Then say the name
Like Malky, Malky
Drop the Mem, Mo-alky
Or Baruch, Baruch
Drop the Beis, Bo-aruch
Or Faigy, Faigy
Drop the Fey, Fo-aigy
That’s the only rule that, eh
Makes you crazy…

Ok?
Now say bo
“Bo”
Now Shimmy with a Beis
“Bimmy”
Then banana, fana and fo
“Banana, fana, fo”
Then you say the name again with a Fey, Gantz Fein
“Fimmy”
Then a fee, fi and a mo
“Fee, fi, mo”
Then you say the name again with a Mem this time
“Mimmy”
And there isn’t any name that you can’t rhyme.

Everybody do Shimmy…

Shimmy Shimmy, bo bimee
Banana fana, fo fimee
Fee fi, mo mimmy
Shimmy

Let’s do Yossi!

Yossi Yossi, bo bussi
Banana fana, fo fussi
Fee fi, mo mussi
Yossi

Great, let’s do Heshy!

Heshy Heshy, bo beshy
Banana fana, fo feshy
Fee fi mo meshy
Heshy.

I know a boy named Yitz.

Yitz yitz, bo bitz
Banana fana, fo fitz
Fee fi, mo mitz
Yitz.

The Shaim Game…

Oh boy, this is fun, Country Yossi!

Ok kids, now you can try this in your homes!