Oops, Mabelcovered awrong numberand puts up afight.Remembering,mourning,reliving ourfate?I have lots ofwisdom toshare to helpyou be free!They call out anumber and watchwho needs help,A card becomesfull and a residentyelps.They set upBINGO and passus a card,Not knowing thatfor some of us thisgame will be hard.At first they arefrightened anda tiny bit shy,glancingaround, I thinkthey might cry.I know we arefailing, truly I doI know whatwe've lost andhow the yearsflew.And hopethey live lifeto the fullestbecause oldage arrives.I thank themfor this gift,their sharingtheir lives"I won, I did, youknow you arewrong!"The students nod,pretend, andfollow along..They acted inkindness notknowing it hurt,To realize theyknew shewasn't alert...Thanks onceagain for a lovelymorning,My wishes go withyou, my dreamsadorning...To be old in anursing home isnot so much funSitting inwheelchairs tillanyone comes.Along comesstudents full ofhopes and dreams,assigned toexperience life in anursing home, itseems.Sooner than wewish for and lifechanges oncemore,No longer able todo the things wedream for.Why elsewould theybe here,where we allwait?So, I hope theyhave learned alesson from me,Live life to thefullest and withyour love be free!They arekind,patient, andcaring to us,These studentsmake me forgetwhere I am for atime,They laugh, theytalk, they makeme alive.Then theyapproach, smile,and say "Hi!"We smile backand answer...ortry.They rushover andcheck to seeif we're right,So good-byemy friends,come backand visit me,So if theypretend shewon, I won'tput up afuss.To the factshe had noidea whatnumber theycalled.Oops, Mabelcovered awrong numberand puts up afight.Remembering,mourning,reliving ourfate?I have lots ofwisdom toshare to helpyou be free!They call out anumber and watchwho needs help,A card becomesfull and a residentyelps.They set upBINGO and passus a card,Not knowing thatfor some of us thisgame will be hard.At first they arefrightened anda tiny bit shy,glancingaround, I thinkthey might cry.I know we arefailing, truly I doI know whatwe've lost andhow the yearsflew.And hopethey live lifeto the fullestbecause oldage arrives.I thank themfor this gift,their sharingtheir lives"I won, I did, youknow you arewrong!"The students nod,pretend, andfollow along..They acted inkindness notknowing it hurt,To realize theyknew shewasn't alert...Thanks onceagain for a lovelymorning,My wishes go withyou, my dreamsadorning...To be old in anursing home isnot so much funSitting inwheelchairs tillanyone comes.Along comesstudents full ofhopes and dreams,assigned toexperience life in anursing home, itseems.Sooner than wewish for and lifechanges oncemore,No longer able todo the things wedream for.Why elsewould theybe here,where we allwait?So, I hope theyhave learned alesson from me,Live life to thefullest and withyour love be free!They arekind,patient, andcaring to us,These studentsmake me forgetwhere I am for atime,They laugh, theytalk, they makeme alive.Then theyapproach, smile,and say "Hi!"We smile backand answer...ortry.They rushover andcheck to seeif we're right,So good-byemy friends,come backand visit me,So if theypretend shewon, I won'tput up afuss.To the factshe had noidea whatnumber theycalled.

- Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Oops, Mabel covered a wrong number and puts up a fight.
  2. Remembering, mourning, reliving our fate?
  3. I have lots of wisdom to share to help you be free!
  4. They call out a number and watch who needs help, A card becomes full and a resident yelps.
  5. They set up BINGO and pass us a card, Not knowing that for some of us this game will be hard.
  6. At first they are frightened and a tiny bit shy, glancing around, I think they might cry.
  7. I know we are failing, truly I do I know what we've lost and how the years flew.
  8. And hope they live life to the fullest because old age arrives.
  9. I thank them for this gift, their sharing their lives
  10. "I won, I did, you know you are wrong!" The students nod, pretend, and follow along..
  11. They acted in kindness not knowing it hurt, To realize they knew she wasn't alert...
  12. Thanks once again for a lovely morning, My wishes go with you, my dreams adorning...
  13. To be old in a nursing home is not so much fun Sitting in wheelchairs till anyone comes.
  14. Along comes students full of hopes and dreams, assigned to experience life in a nursing home, it seems.
  15. Sooner than we wish for and life changes once more, No longer able to do the things we dream for.
  16. Why else would they be here, where we all wait?
  17. So, I hope they have learned a lesson from me, Live life to the fullest and with your love be free!
  18. They are kind, patient, and caring to us,
  19. These students make me forget where I am for a time, They laugh, they talk, they make me alive.
  20. Then they approach, smile, and say "Hi!" We smile back and answer...or try.
  21. They rush over and check to see if we're right,
  22. So good-bye my friends, come back and visit me,
  23. So if they pretend she won, I won't put up a fuss.
  24. To the fact she had no idea what number they called.