This isn't a "folk" song. It "came to me" a few years ago one morning while I was cooking breakfast for my bride. It's about pancakes, really...

Pancake Recipe
© 1990/91 John Kellermann

If your woman's always hungry, if she's really hard to please,
Then you need to know the secret of my pancake recipe.
It's really pretty simple, there's just one thing you've got to know,
They take careful preparation, take your time and do it slow.
Don't be in a hurry, take care how you begin.
And get that skillet hot and greasy, before you put your batter in.

You can ask your woman to show you, you can read it in a book,
But you'll never learn unless you take the time to cook.
You can't cheat, you can't fake it, you can't buy them in a store.
But once she tastes your homemade pancakes, she will always want some more.
Don't be in a hurry, take care how you begin.
And get that skillet hot and greasy, before you put your batter in.

Combine your ingredients, the dry and the wet,
The more you practice cooking, the better you'll get.
Let that skillet get hotter as your batter starts to rise.
When you slip it in the skillet, it'll sizzle as it fries.
Don't be in a hurry, take care how you begin.
And get that skillet hot and greasy, before you put your batter in.

Some people think the kitchen is a woman's domain,
And that cooking is an art that you just can't explain.
I found a woman who loves to share the kitchen with me,
And when we cook together we don't even need a recipe.
Don't be in a hurry, take care how you begin.
And get that skillet hot and greasy, before you put your batter in.