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B.I.N.G.O. Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/9/2021
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Terrain:
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B.I.N.G.O.

BINGO th Dog

Bingo is the name of a dog, and like in a counting-down rhyme, in this song the same verse is repeated, spelling the word B-I-N-G-O. Each time, one by one, a letter is removed and replaced with a hand-clap.

The first recorded version of this song was found in “The Humming Bird” a collection of songs for children from 1785. In the USA the song was first mentioned in1842 by Robert M. Charlton in 1842. Later, the song was recorded with eight versions in England, by the folklorist Alice Bertha. Over the time various versions of this gaming song were recorded in different places, both in the USA and UK.

Below you can find both, the original lyrics of the Bingo song, from 1785 and the modern version lyrics:

BINGO Song Lyrics

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Source used for information: https://allnurseryrhymes.com/bingo-song/

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Rnfl CaT - Hfr fgrnygu, OLBC - ybt unf vgf bja chyy gno/ebyyre ohg znl arrq gjrrmref gb teno vg vs vgf gbb sne vagb gur pbagnvare. Gur ybt pbagnvare vf fgenccrq gb n fcrpvny gurzrq zntargvp ubfg. Ybt BAYL pnpur.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)