Sabine Baring-Gould. Little Bingo.

From A Book of Nursery Songs and Rhymes by Sabine Baring-Gould.

This is Roud 589.

LITTLE BINGO

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.


The popular version for children today is minus the ale and the lass:

(Bingo YouTube video)