eileen barton - if i knew you were comin i'd've baked a cake lyrics

[sound of knocking on door]

[spoken:]
come in
well, well, well, look who's here
i haven't seen you in many a year

if i knew you were comin' i'd've baked a cake
baked a cake, baked a cake
if i knew you were comin' i'd've baked a cake
howd-ya do, howd-ya do, howd-ya do
had you dropped me a letter, i'd a-hired a band
grandest band in the land
had you dropped me a letter, i'd a-hired a band
and spread the welcome mat for you

oh, i don't know where you came from
'cause 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

if i knew you were comin' i'd've baked a cake
hired a band, goodness sake
if i knew you were comin' i'd've baked a cake
howd-ya do, howd-ya do, howd-ya do

[instrumental interlude]

if i knew you were comin' i'd've baked a cake
baked a cake, baked a cake
if i knew you were comin' i'd've baked a cake
howd-ya do, howd-ya do, howd-ya do

had you dropped me a letter
i'd a-hired a band
grandest band in the land
had you dropped me a letter
i'd a-hired a band
spread the welcome mat for you

oh, i don't know where you came from
'cause 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

if i knew you were comin' i'd've baked a cake
hired a band, goodness sake
if i knew you were comin' i'd've baked a cake
howd-ya do, howd-ya do, howd-ya do

howd-ya do, howd-ya do, howd-ya do
howd-ya do-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh