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

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