B-I-N-G-O or "The Farmer's Dog Jumped O're the Stile"

This classic children's song is so fun to sing, but still manages to be educational. Children are learning to spell as they sing. Clap each time you leave out one of the letters of Bingo's name to make the song more interactive and fun for little ones! What other 5 letter words can you pop in to expand your little one's spelling practice? Think of it as wordle for babies 😉 Uke Chords used for this song: C, F, G7, Am Lyrics: There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name-o B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O and Bingo was his name-o There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name-o (clap)-I-N-G-O, (clap)-I-N-G-O, (clap)-I-N-G-O and Bingo was his name-o There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name-o (clap)-(clap)-N-G-O, (clap)-(clap)-N-G-O, (clap)-(clap)-N-G-O and Bingo was his name-o There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name-o (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O, (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O, (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O and Bingo was his name-o There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name-o (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O, (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O, (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O and Bingo was his name-o There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name-o (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap), (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap), (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap) and Bingo was his name-o This folk song has a long and storied history. The song is likely of Scottish origin but the first physical copy was published in London in 1780 attributed to William Swords an actor at the Haymarket theatre. It has had a number of different titles through the years, but the one that I liked best of its various titles was. "The Farmer's Dog Leapt O're the Stile". The words to one of these early transcriptions of the song are quite different as well from what we sing today. Here is a sample of a transcription of some of the original lyrics: The farmer's dog leapt over the stile, his name was little Bingo, the farmer's dog leapt over the stile, his name was little Bingo. B with an I — I with an N, N with a G — G with an O; his name was little Bingo: B—I—N—G—O! His name was little Bingo. The farmer loved a cup of good ale, he called it rare good stingo, the farmer loved a cup of good ale, he called it rare good stingo. S—T with an I — I with an N, N with a G — G with an O; He called it rare good stingo: S—T—I—N—G—O! He called it rare good stingo And is this not a sweet little song? I think it is —— by jingo. And is this not a sweet little song? I think it is —— by jingo. J with an I — I with an N, N with a G — G with an O; I think it is —— by jingo: J—I—N—G—O! I think it is —— by jingo. Interested in learning more about the history of this great song check out these websites where I got my information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_(...) wiki.fandom.com/wiki/Bingo_(folk_song) https://kids.kiddle.co/Bingo_(folk_song) If you are interested in other folk songs you can check out the list of folk songs by number that are in the Roud Folk song index here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... Enjoy!