Everybody's talking 'bout chicken an' rice All of those dishes are mighty nice Gather 'round you girls and listen to me I wanna tell you about my baby's recipe I like my baby's pudding, I like it best of all I like my baby's pudding, I like it best of all There's a gal named miss Fannie Brown She cooks the best gumbo in this town All of you chicks can really cook But Fannie Brown's learned something, you don't learn in books I like my baby's pudding, I like it best of all I like my baby's pudding, I like it best of all Ninety-nine times I've tried to eat All those fine fancy cuts of country meat Just can't eat a single bite I just don't have the appetite
I like my baby's pudding, I like it best of all I like my baby's pudding, I like it best of all Well, she promised me she wouldn't give no-one a pudding but me Yeah, she promised me she wouldn't give no-one a pudding but me But I don't believe her, I'll just have to wait and see Gonna watch my baby, both night and day So she won't give my pudding away My baby's pudding is all she owns So there ain't no meat for Henry Jones I like my baby's pudding, I like it best of all I like my baby's pudding, I like it best of all I like my baby's pudding, I like it best of all I like my baby's pudding, I like it best of all