Hink Minx! The Old Witch Winks Lyrics
An old witch winks, the frying pan sizzles, and nobody is home except jumping Joan, father, mother and me. A four-line rhyme with a cheeky surprise at the end.
Hink Minx! The Old Witch Winks
Hink minx! the old witch winks,
The fat begins to fry:
There's nobody home but jumping Joan,
Father, Mother, and I.
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- Type
- Mother Goose
- Tune
- Spoken rhyme
- Best for ages
- 4 to 9 years
What Does Hink Minx! The Old Witch Winks Mean?
"Hink minx" is nonsense that sets a bouncy beat. The old witch winks, the fat sizzles in the pan, and the speaker says there is "nobody home" but jumping Joan, father, mother and I, which is actually quite a few people. That last line is the joke.
History and Origin
The rhyme comes from The Little Mother Goose (1912). Friendly witches and frying pans turn up often in old rhymes and games, and the "nobody home but" line is a teasing trick children loved.
Learning Activities
- Count them: how many people are home when there is "nobody home"?
- Wink game: practice winking one eye, then the other.
- Halloween: add it to a Halloween story time.