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

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