~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
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
How-ja do, How-ja do, How-ja 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
How-ja do, How-ja do, How-ja do?
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
How-ja do, How-ja do, How-ja 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
How-ja do, How-ja do, How-ja do?
How-ja do, How-ja do, How-ja do?
How-ja do-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
~*~~*~~*~
Written by:
Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill, and Clem Watts