PATTY CAKE, PATTY CAKE (BAKER MAN)
Words and music by Andy Razaf, J. C. Johnson and Thomas "Fats" Waller. ©1938.
As recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra with vocalist Kathleen Lane, 1939.

Patty cake, patty cake, baker man.
Mix your music in a rhythm pan,
Give it all the heat you can,
Serve it right away,

Patty cake, patty cake, baker man.
What you've got is really in demand.
Dish it with your expert hand.
Start the band to play.

Get that oven pipin' hot
Like you always do.
Stir up all the heat* you got
Make some swingeroo.

Patty cake, patty cake, baker man.
Mix your music in a rhythm pan.
Give it all the heat you can.
Serve it right away.


* Waller sings "pep."
There is a missing verse that begins: "I still love those nurs'ry rhymes of those happy childhood times."
Other early recordings were made by:
The Merry Macs, 1939.
Fats Waller and His Rhythm, 1938