Cake

Album: Mesopotamia (1981)
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  • Take a little, take a little nip.
    Take a little sip, take a little more.
    Spread icing nice and thick between the layers.
    Ooh let it drip down the sides. Who cares?
    Done with the batter.

    I am watching it drip down the sides.
    (If you want a better batter, better beat it harder)
    I am watching it drip down the sides.
    I said according to my recipe, you put it on a slow bake.
    According to my recipe, you put it on a slow bake.

    I am watching it drip down the sides.
    (If you want a better batter, better beat it harder)
    I am watching it drip down the sides.
    I said according to my recipe, you put it on a slow bake.
    (Takes a long time for it to rise)
    According to my recipe, you put it on a slow bake.
    (Let it drip right down the sides)
    According to my recipe.
    (Who cares)
    I can't wait to put the icing on the cake.
    I, I can't wait to put the icing on the cake.
    Caaaake.

    Hey, you know what I'd really like to do?
    Say wha'?
    I feel like makin' a cake.
    Oh wah, what kind of cake do you want?
    Umm, how about ... pineapple upside-down cake?
    Maybe a chocolate devil's food cake?
    Wah, nothin' like a chocolate devil's food cake.
    Oh, how about an angel cake?
    Umm, some cinnamon?
    Yeah, sure.
    Sugar?
    Yeah, uh huh. I swear.
    You got a pan the right size?
    A pan?
    It says, in this cookbook, it takes a long time to rise.
    I read that. Now, beware.
    Let's get this thing in the oven.

    Take a little, take a little nip.
    Take a little sip, take a little more.
    Spread icing nice and thick between the layers.
    Oh, let it drip down the sides. Who cares?
    Done with the batter.

    I am watching it drip down the sides.
    (If you want a better batter, better beat it harder)
    I am watching it drip down the sides.
    I said according to my recipe
    You put it on a slow bake
    According to my recipe
    You put it on a slow bake
    Hah! hah! hah! hah! hah! hah! hah! hah! hah...
    I can't wait to put the icing on the cake
    Hah! hah! hah! hah! hah! hah! hah! hah! hah...
    Two hundred-fifty strokes to beat it, I just can't wait to eat it Writer/s: CINDY WILSON, FRED SCHNEIDER, KATE PIERSON, KEITH STRICKLAND, RICKY WILSON
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sentric Music, TuneCore Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Crs from New HampshireI agree with Pucenavel - I think this is not only about sex, but the interplay of Kate and Cindy indicate to me it's about lesbian sex (pineapple upside down cake...)
  • Pucenavel from Denver-usaHow can you not understand that this song is about sex....?
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