Pat‑a‑cake, Baker's Man Matches base text
Language: English
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man, Bake me a cake As fast as you can. Roll it and pat it, And mark it with a "B", And put it in the oven For baby and me. Sugar and spice, that's all nice. Little girls are worth the price. Frogs and snails, Puppies' tails, Little boys make manly males. Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man, Bake me a cake As fast as you can. Roll it and pat it, And mark it with a "B", And put it in the oven For baby and me. Yes, bake me a cake for baby and me.
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Pat-a-cake, Baker's Man", 2005 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Nursery Rhymes and Children's Prayers, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Mother Goose
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-02
Line count: 23
Word count: 99