My Little Pink Lyrics
A speaker answers someone called Pink, who is supposed to think the speaker cannot do without Pink, and promises to show before leaving how little the speaker cares.
My Little Pink
My little Pink,
I suppose you think,
I cannot do without you,
I'll let you know
Before I go,
How little I care about you.
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- Type
- Mother Goose
- Tune
- Spoken with a toss of the head
- Best for ages
- 5 to 9 years
Hand Motions and Actions
| When you sing | Do this |
|---|---|
| I suppose you think | Tap your chin and look thoughtful. |
| Before I go | Take two big steps away. |
What Does My Little Pink Mean?
The speaker addresses someone as My little Pink, a pet name. A pink is also a garden flower with fringed petals. The speaker supposes that Pink thinks the speaker cannot do without Pink, and says that before going Pink will be told exactly how little the speaker cares.
It is a piece of playful sauce, the sort of line children use to tease each other. Pink and think rhyme, and so do know and go. The last line carries the joke, because it is said with a smile in the voice.
History and Origin
The rhyme appears in an 1833 Boston edition of The Only True Mother Goose Melodies, published by Munroe and Francis.
Learning Activities
- Pet names: talk about the pet names people use for each other, and make up a new one.
- Garden pinks: look at a picture of a pink, the flower, and count its fringed petals.
- Act it out: take turns saying the lines to a friend with a cheeky face, then burst out laughing.