A Book of Nursery Songs and Rhymes/Nursery Songs/XLI. LITTLE BINGO

by Sabine Baring-Gould

A farmer's dog leapt over the stile,
His name was little Bingo:
There was B. with an I., and I. with an N.,
N. with a G., G. with an O.;
There was B.I.N.G.O.;
And his name was little Bingo.
The farmer loved a cup of ale,
And called it very good stingo.
There was S. with a T., and T. with an I.,
N. with a G., G. with an O.;
There was S.T.I.N.G.O.;
And its name was jolly Stingo.
The farmer loved a pretty lass,
And gave her a wedding Ring-o.
There was R. with an I., and I. with an N.,
N. with a G., G. with an O.;
There was R.I.N.G.O.;
She curtsied and took the Ring-o.