They call out anumber and watchwho needs help, Acard becomes fulland a residentyelps.They arekind,patient, andcaring to us,Along comesstudents full ofhopes anddreams, assignedto experience lifein a nursing home,it seems.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!These studentsmake me forgetwhere I am for atime, They laugh,they talk, theymake me alive.To be old in anursing home isnot so much funSitting inwheelchairs tillanyone comes.Sooner than wewish for and lifechanges oncemore, No longerable to do thethings we dreamfor.Oops, Mabelcovered awrong numberand puts up afight.They set upBINGO and passus a card, Notknowing that forsome of us thisgame will be hard.Then theyapproach,smile, and say"Hi!" We smileback andanswer...or try.I know we arefailing, truly I doI know whatwe've lost andhow the yearsflew.At first they arefrightened anda tiny bit shy,glancingaround, I thinkthey might cry.I have lots ofwisdom toshare to helpyou be free!So good-byemy friends,come backand visit me,To the factshe had noidea whatnumber theycalled.They acted inkindness notknowing it hurt,To realize theyknew shewasn't alert...Remembering,mourning,reliving ourfate?They rushover andcheck to seeif we're right,I thank themfor this gift,their sharingtheir livesThanks onceagain for a lovelymorning, Mywishes go withyou, my dreamsadorning...Why elsewould theybe here,where we allwait?"I won, I did,you know youare wrong!" Thestudents nod,pretend, andfollow along..So if theypretend shewon, I won'tput up afuss.They call out anumber and watchwho needs help, Acard becomes fulland a residentyelps.They arekind,patient, andcaring to us,Along comesstudents full ofhopes anddreams, assignedto experience lifein a nursing home,it seems.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!These studentsmake me forgetwhere I am for atime, They laugh,they talk, theymake me alive.To be old in anursing home isnot so much funSitting inwheelchairs tillanyone comes.Sooner than wewish for and lifechanges oncemore, No longerable to do thethings we dreamfor.Oops, Mabelcovered awrong numberand puts up afight.They set upBINGO and passus a card, Notknowing that forsome of us thisgame will be hard.Then theyapproach,smile, and say"Hi!" We smileback andanswer...or try.I know we arefailing, truly I doI know whatwe've lost andhow the yearsflew.At first they arefrightened anda tiny bit shy,glancingaround, I thinkthey might cry.I have lots ofwisdom toshare to helpyou be free!So good-byemy friends,come backand visit me,To the factshe had noidea whatnumber theycalled.They acted inkindness notknowing it hurt,To realize theyknew shewasn't alert...Remembering,mourning,reliving ourfate?They rushover andcheck to seeif we're right,I thank themfor this gift,their sharingtheir livesThanks onceagain for a lovelymorning, Mywishes go withyou, my dreamsadorning...Why elsewould theybe here,where we allwait?"I won, I did,you know youare wrong!" Thestudents nod,pretend, andfollow along..So if theypretend shewon, I won'tput up afuss.

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