Sesame Street - If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake - Bob Merrill, Clem Watts lyrics

(Count is playing ominous music on a piano) Cookie: Hey Count, Count, woah, stop playing Count: Ahh, Cookie Monster Cookie: Well, well, well... Count: That's three wells, ha ha ha Cookie: Me no know you play piano that good Count: Of course Cookie: Oh, do me favor. Look- Me found terrific song-- it all about food! Ya, you play piano and me sing it? Here, ya, good...(Count resumes scary music) Cookie: No, wait, not like that. Here, like paper say- okay- real jumpy Count: Ah, very good Cookie: It all about food Count: I will count the notes-- 88 wonderful piano notes. Sing it Cookie Monster! Cookie: Okay... If me knew you were coming Me'd have baked a cake (1 cake) Baked a cake (2 cakes) Baked a cake (3 cakes) If me knew you were coming Me'd have baked a cake (4 cakes) How'd ya do, how'd ya do, how'd ya do? (3 how's ya do's) If you dropped me a letter, Me would hire a band (1 band) Hire a band (2 bands) Hire a band (3 bands) If you dropped me a letter Me'd have hired a band (4 bands) And spread the welcome mat for you (Thank you very much) Now me don't know where You came from (over there!) And me don't know where You've been (I've been counting) But it really doesn't matter Grab a chair and fill your platter And dig, dig, dig right in (3 digs) If me knew you were coming Me'd would baked a cake (1 cake) Baked a cake (2 cakes) Baked a cake (3 cakes) If me knew you were coming Me'd have baked a cake (4 cakes) How'd you do, how'd you do, how'd you do (Three more how'd you do's) Now me don't know where You come from (I told you, over there) And me don't know where you been (Counting, of course) But it really doesn't matter Grab a chair and fill your platter And dig, dig, dig right in (3 wonderful digs) If me knew you were coming Me'd have baked a cake (1 cake) Baked a cake (that's 2 cakes) Baked a cake (that's 3) If me knew you were coming Me'd have baked a cake (4 cakes) How'd you do, how'd you do, how'd you do? (3 more how'd you do's) How'd ya do, how'd you do, how'd you do? (that's 9, that's 12 how'd you do's) How'd you do, how'd you do, how'd you do? (Ah, that's 13, 14, 15 how'd you do's) Cookie: You play the piano so good Count: Ah, thank you very much Cookie: Me sing so good, me deserve cookie Count: Ah, a little dinner music (resumes playing)