From the recording Say Hello To The Morning
Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill, Albert J. Trace [Al Hoffman Songs Inc.]
Children love to substitute their favourite food in this old standard. It doesn’t have to be baked, especially if it’s ice cream.
Lyrics
1. If I knew you were coming I’d have baked a cake,
Baked a cake, baked a cake.
If I knew you were coming I’d have baked a cake,
How’d ja do, how’d ja do, how’d ja do.
2. If I knew you were coming I’d have baked some cookies,
Baked some cookies, baked some cookies,
If I knew you were coming I’d have baked some cookies,
How’d ja do, how’d ja do, how’d ja do.
Bridge: Well I don’t know where you come from,
And I don’t know where you’ve been.
But it really doesn’t matter,
Grab a chair and fill your platter,
And dig, dig, dig right in.
Cause If I knew you were coming
I’d have baked a cake,
How’d ja do, how’d ja do, how’d ja do!
3. If I knew you were coming I’d have hired a band,
The biggest band in the land,
If I knew you were coming I’d have hired a band,
How’d ja do, how’d ja do, how’d ja do!