Why elsewould theybe here,where we allwait?Remembering,mourning,reliving ourfate?I know we arefailing, truly I doI know whatwe've lost andhow the yearsflew.Oops, Mabelcovered awrong numberand puts up afight.To the factshe had noidea whatnumber theycalled.So good-byemy friends,come backand visit me,They acted inkindness notknowing it hurt,To realize theyknew shewasn't alert...They rushover andcheck to seeif we're right,At first they arefrightened anda tiny bit shy,glancingaround, I thinkthey might cry.Along comesstudents full ofhopes anddreams, assignedto experience lifein a nursing home,it seems.Then theyapproach,smile, and say"Hi!" We smileback andanswer...or try.And hopethey live lifeto the fullestbecause oldage arrives.These studentsmake me forgetwhere I am for atime, They laugh,they talk, theymake me alive.Thanks onceagain for a lovelymorning, Mywishes go withyou, my dreamsadorning...They set upBINGO and passus a card, Notknowing that forsome of us thisgame will be hard.So, I hope theyhave learned alesson from me,Live life to thefullest and withyour love be free!I thank themfor this gift,their sharingtheir livesSo 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,"I won, I did,you know youare wrong!" Thestudents nod,pretend, andfollow along..I have lots ofwisdom toshare to helpyou be free!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.Why elsewould theybe here,where we allwait?Remembering,mourning,reliving ourfate?I know we arefailing, truly I doI know whatwe've lost andhow the yearsflew.Oops, Mabelcovered awrong numberand puts up afight.To the factshe had noidea whatnumber theycalled.So good-byemy friends,come backand visit me,They acted inkindness notknowing it hurt,To realize theyknew shewasn't alert...They rushover andcheck to seeif we're right,At first they arefrightened anda tiny bit shy,glancingaround, I thinkthey might cry.Along comesstudents full ofhopes anddreams, assignedto experience lifein a nursing home,it seems.Then theyapproach,smile, and say"Hi!" We smileback andanswer...or try.And hopethey live lifeto the fullestbecause oldage arrives.These studentsmake me forgetwhere I am for atime, They laugh,they talk, theymake me alive.Thanks onceagain for a lovelymorning, Mywishes go withyou, my dreamsadorning...They set upBINGO and passus a card, Notknowing that forsome of us thisgame will be hard.So, I hope theyhave learned alesson from me,Live life to thefullest and withyour love be free!I thank themfor this gift,their sharingtheir livesSo 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,"I won, I did,you know youare wrong!" Thestudents nod,pretend, andfollow along..I have lots ofwisdom toshare to helpyou be free!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.

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