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

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