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

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