Bingo is an English language children's song of obscure origin. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Childrens songs may be nursery rhymes set to music or modern creations intended for entertainment or use in the home or education. ...

Lyrics

There was a farmer, on a farm, and Bingo was his name, oh!

B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, and Bingo was his name, oh!

Another slightly different version is: For other uses, see Farmer (disambiguation). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

There was a man who had a dog and Bingo was his name, oh!

B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, and Bingo was his name, oh!

The verse is normally sung six times. From the second to the sixth repetition, the participants substitute a successive number of hand-claps for each letter in the word "Bingo" as spelled out in the first. Usually the first letter is replaced (clap-I-N-G-O), then the second, and so on.

It's commonly used in primary education to illustrate rhythm theory, though it could also be used as a military cadence. Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. ... A drill sergeant drills privates in the U.S. Army. ...

Note also that from the information in the song, it is not clearly stated whether Bingo was the name of the dog or of the farmer. Although, based on proper usage of grammar, one can assume Bingo is referred to as the dog's name.

References and Parodies

On the Cartoon Network show Camp Lazlo, the theme song is to the tune of this song. It goes like this: Camp Lazlo is an Emmy nominated, American animated television series created by Joe Murray, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and currently airs on Cartoon Network. ...

There were 2 scouts who made a friend and Lazlo was his name-O. L-A-Z-L-O, L-A-Z-L-O, L-A-Z-L-O, and Lazlo was his name-O. and then the trio went to camp and turn it upside down-O. L-A-Z-L-O, L-A-Z-L-O, L-A-Z-L-O, and Lazlo was his name-O.

A similar parody was used on The Emperor's New School episode "Kuzco Fever", with the following lyrics: The Emperors New School is an Daytime Emmy award-winning American animated television series on the Disney Channel. ...

"There was an Emperor took a bath and Kuzco was his name-o; K-U-Z-C-O, K-U-Z-C-O, K-U-Z-C-O, and Kuzco was his name-o!"

A commercial for a virtual dog named Vmigo sings a parody of the Bingo song. vMigo is handheld video game released in 2006 by Jakks Pacific. ...

In The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Sax", in Bart's kindergarten days, he sang Bingo misplacing the claps, "B-I-(clap)-(clap)-O!" Simpsons redirects here. ... Lisas Sax is the third episode of the ninth season of The Simpsons, which explains how she got her saxophone. ...

British comedian Harry Hill parodies the song in a routine about a dog named Buster. He sings "B-U-S-T-E, R-B-U-S-T, E-R-B-U-S and Buster is his name". DVD cover for Harry Hill - First Class Scamp, released by Avalon Television, 1998 Dr. Matthew Hall (born October 1, 1964), better known as Harry Roy Hill, is a British stand-up comedian who has graduated to being a star of British television by way of a BBC radio series Harry...

Another usage was by the children's television show Barney & Friends, which used the associated tune for the song The Waiters Song. It goes like this: Barney & Friends is a popular childrens television show produced in the United States, mainly aimed at preschoolers. ...

May I take you order please, whenever you are ready. Yes, I'd love some soup, some mashed potatoes just one scoop, and then a turkey sandwich, and then a glass of milk.

Another usage was by the children's television show Barney & Friends, which also used the associated tune for the song The Dog On A Piano. It goes like this: There was a dog who played a song, he played on a piano. P-I-A-N-O, P-I-A-N-O, P-I-A-N-O, he'd played on a piano. Barney & Friends is a popular childrens television show produced in the United States, mainly aimed at preschoolers. ...

External links

• Note about version appearing in 1906 book of college songs — Here the lyrics ("They whistled at that sausage meat; and Bingo wagged his tail") indicate clearly that Bingo was the name of the dog, and not the name of the farmer.