The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

INK-A-BINK TAG RHYME

INK-A-BINK, A BOTTLE OF INK,
CORK FELL OUT AND YOU STINK.
NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE DIRTY,
NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE CLEAN,
JUST BECAUSE YOU KISSED A BOY
BEHIND A MAGAZINE.
MY MOTHER SAID TO PICK THE VERY BEST ONE AND YOU ARE NOT IT.

Submitter comment: THIS RHYME WAS USED TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD BE "IT" IN A GAME
OF TAG. EACH PLAYER PUT ONE FOOT IN THE CIRCLE AND THE "KING-
SAYER" OR THE ONE WHO SAID THE RHYME, POINTED TO A PERSON ON

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD

Date learned: 00-00-1974