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30 Dec 03 - 03:37 PM (#1082626) Subject: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: katlaughing We've been listening to silly renditions of nursery rhymes on my new grandson's "Kick and Play" with bells and whistles, too. Anyway, that led to two questions, one of which, why were the mice visually impaired, I addressed in another thread. The other is who decided the name of the dog, Bingo? Whence came this song? And, yes, I did check for these answers in other threads. Thanks! kat |
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30 Dec 03 - 03:55 PM (#1082642) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: GUEST,MMario I've been told (and it may be fakelore) that it derived from ABENDIGO - who was a famous hunting dog. |
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30 Dec 03 - 03:59 PM (#1082649) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: Emma B Didn't you just hate being chosen as the Bone? |
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30 Dec 03 - 04:10 PM (#1082658) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: Nigel Parsons Emma: you seem to be confusing B-I-N-G-O- lyrics with "The Farmer wants a wife" which is mentioned in a couple of threads but does not appear to be in DT (I await correction!) Nigel |
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30 Dec 03 - 04:11 PM (#1082661) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: GUEST,MMario "farmer in the dell" ? click |
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30 Dec 03 - 04:12 PM (#1082663) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: GUEST,Martin Gibson I heard the farmer himself was the one who name the dong Bingo. However, in most Eastern dialects it comes out sounding like Bahawulpur. |
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30 Dec 03 - 05:43 PM (#1082717) Subject: Lyr Add: THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE From: Nigel Parsons Mmario: Same tune I think, but British school children have it: THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE The farmer wants a wife(3x) Ee eye adio The farmer wants a wife. The wife wants a child (3x) Ee eye adio The wife wants a child The child wants a dog. etc The dog wants a bone.etc We all pat the bone. etc Nigel |
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30 Dec 03 - 06:53 PM (#1082774) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: Emma B We sang B I N G O not ee eye adio but the other song we sang "There was a farmer had a dog and his name was Bobby Bingo" The farmers in his den The farmer wants a wife The wife wants a child The child wants a nurse The nurse wants a dog We all pat the dog The dog takes a bone We all jump the bone |
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30 Dec 03 - 09:31 PM (#1082868) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: The Fooles Troupe Pat The Bone!!!! The mind bogles... |
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30 Dec 03 - 10:21 PM (#1082909) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: Ebbie Hmmmm. So many differences. My daughter's friends sang 'There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o'. In America, 'Ringo' is another common name for a farm dog. Might it have something to do with the clarity of the vowel sounds? Getting a working dog's attention is sometimes not easy. |
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30 Dec 03 - 11:25 PM (#1082941) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: mg A big black horse sat on the back porch and bingo was his name...b i n g o etc |
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22 Oct 13 - 08:26 PM (#3569051) Subject: Lyr Add: THE FARMER'S DOG LEAPT O'ER THE STYLE From: Q (Frank Staplin) THE FARMER'S DOG LEAPT O'ER THE STYLE Songbook, "The Humming Bird, 3rd. Ed. 1785 The farmer's dog leapt over the style, His name was little Bingo, The farmer's dog leapt over the style, 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 lov'd a cup of good ale, He call'd it rare good stingo, The farmer lov'd a cup of good ale, He call'd it rare good stingo, S- T with an I- I with an N, N with a G- G with an O; He call'd it rare good stingo: S - T - I - N - G - O ! He call'd 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 "Humming Bird," 1785, 3rd Edition; 1400 English, Scotch and Irish Songs. Online as an ebook. |
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23 Oct 13 - 07:03 PM (#3569385) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: GUEST,Phil E Fascinating - looks like a cousin of "The fox jumped over the parson's gate". |
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23 Oct 13 - 07:51 PM (#3569395) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: Q (Frank Staplin) A FRANKLYN'S DOGGE LEPT OVER THE STYLE is much the same. The National Library of Scotland has put online a copy of the song as a part-song for male voices, words taken from "Ingoldsby Legends," and music composed by A. C. Mackenzie, Lovello, Ewer & Co., Orpheus NS No. 10. nd. "This Franklyn, Syrs, he brewed goode ayle And he call'd it rare goode styngo" |
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24 Oct 13 - 04:24 AM (#3569500) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: GUEST,Geoff the Duck I realise it is an old thread, but just for the sake of completeness, I would like to refer back to Nigel Parsons (earlier in this thread). The song as sung where I grew up (Bradford, West Yorkshire, early 1960s - Catholic school) was identical except the line in the refrain, which was E-I-Endio, not Adio. I have on occasion wondered if there was any explanation for the two variants. Quack! GtD. |
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24 Oct 13 - 01:14 PM (#3569659) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: Q (Frank Staplin) Nigel Parson and Geoff are referring to the unrelated children's song, "The Farmer in the dell (The Farmer Takes a Wife), which is claimed by some to be of German origin. In abbreviated form (should be the subject of a separate thread): The farmer in the dell The farmer takes a wife The farmer takes a child (nurse, cow, dog, cat, &etc. in succeeding lines. With a "chorus" varying as to location: Heigh-ho, the derry-o Ee-I, tiddly-I Ee-i, addio Ee-i, ee-i and even e-I-e-I-o |
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24 Oct 13 - 02:13 PM (#3569681) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: Steve Gardham Like Q I've also seen the song in 18th century collections. If I remember correctly it originated in one of the many pastoral operettas performed in the pleasure gardens. |
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24 Oct 13 - 03:03 PM (#3569697) Subject: RE: Who named the farmer's dog BINGO? From: Q (Frank Staplin) Steve- yes. When I was looking up "The Farmer's Dogge...", possible origin in a music hall or pleasure garden was mentioned, even the name of a performer. |