Inky Pinky (I Think, I Think)

DESCRIPTION: "Ink pink, I smell a big stink, And it comes from Y-O-U." Or, "Inky pinky penny wink, Out goes she." Possibly related: "Inky pinky ponky, You're a dirty donkey."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1895 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 91, "(Inky pinky penny wink)"; "(Ink pink, I smell a big stink)" (2 short texts); there may be some related texts on p. 98; p. 131, "(Inky pinky ponky)" (1 text)
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 52, "(I think, I think)," "(Ink a pink)" (2 texts)
Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo, p. 34, "(Ink, a-bink, a bottle of ink)" (1 text, which might be any of the "Ink Pink/Stink" types)
MidwestFolklore, W. L. McAtee, "Some Folklore of Grant County, Indiana, in the Nineties," Volume 1, Number 4 (WInter 1951), p. 255, "(in, ink, ink, ink)" (1 fragment, another piece that might be any of these types)
Roud #19226
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Ink Stink" (lyrics)
cf. "Inky-Pinkie" (lyrics)
NOTES [63 words]: There are several children's games which include an "ink pink" or "inky pinky" line, but none is clearly identifiable with this piece.
I am far from sure that Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo's "Ink, a-bink, a bottle of ink" goes with this one, but based on the way Roud classifies these pieces, it appears he would put it here, so I conform for clarity. But best check them all. - RBW
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