Bingo (folk song)

"Bingo"
"Bingo"
Nursery rhyme
Published	1780
Songwriter(s)	Traditional

"Bingo" (also known as "Bingo Was His Name-O", "There Was a Farmer Had a Dog" or "B-I-N-G-O") is an English language children's song and folksong about a farmer’s dog.^[1] Additional verses are sung by omitting the first letter sung in the previous verse and clapping or barking the number of times instead of actually saying each letter in the key of D major. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 589.

^ Zimmer, Ben (23 June 2022). "'Bingo': A Children's Song That Became a Grown-Up Pastime". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[1] Zimmer, Ben (23 June 2022). "'Bingo': A Children's Song That Became a Grown-Up Pastime". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

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