Spin Off of Regional Diff. : Patty Cake/Pat-a-cake versions.

[Liberty Belle]

Which one do you say?

A)

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can;
Pat it and prick it and mark it with B,
Put it in the oven for baby and me.

B)

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can;
Roll it up, roll it up;
And throw it in a pan!


Which do you say and where do you live? I grew up with A. in Michigan, though sometimes it would come out as "Patty cake" more than "Pat-a-cake".

The first time I heard version B. was when my MIL down here said it to my oldest. I thought it was just something weird she was doing, but no, that's how they say it down here.

ETA: Just noticed version A is slightly different than what we said. We said "roll it and pat it and mark it with a B," not "pat it and prick it."

 

[powellrj]

I have said it both ways.

 

[BKMETV]

A

 

[cornflake]

I have never heard the former variation. Why would one pat a cake?!

 

[Liberty Belle]

I have never heard the former variation. Why would one pat a cake?!

To make it smooth, precisely shaped. Have you never made a cake?!

 

[WDWFAN9]

C)

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a B,
then throw it in the oven for baby and me!

 

[momof1princess]

patty cake. i'm from NE alabama.

 

[cornflake]

To make it smooth, precisely shaped. Have you never made a cake?!

Yes... they're made of batter. Not particularly patable! Once baked, patting won't help. So confused.

 

[Liberty Belle]

C)

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a B,
then throw it in the oven for baby and me!

That's more like what we said. Did you grow up in Chicago? Being from SW Michigan, right across the lake, we always seemed to have more in common with Chicago than the rest of Michigan.

 

[Mrs.Malone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3iFhLdWjqc is my favorite version, actually.

But I learned:

Patty cake, patty cake baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Roll it and roll it and mark it with "B"
And put it in the oven for baby and me.

 

[golfgal]

C)

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a B,
then throw it in the oven for baby and me!

This is what we learned too--and when you "throw" it in the oven you take the babies arms and raise them up over their head like you are throwing something.

 

[Meriweather]

C)

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a B,
then throw it in the oven for baby and me!

Grew up in CA

 

[my3sonsagn]

GA here; we learned:

Patty-cake, patty-cake baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Roll the dough, roll the dough (as you "roll" baby's arms around one another)
Throw it in the pan! (as you lift baby's arms up high)

 

[A4Disney]

Which one do you say?

A)

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can;
Pat it and prick it and mark it with B,
Put it in the oven for baby and me.

B)

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can;
Roll it up, roll it up;
And throw it in a pan!

I seem to say a combo of A and B ;

Patty cake Patty cake, Baker's Man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
roll it, pat it,and mark it with a B
and put it on the oven for Baby and Me!

ETA; I'm from CT

 

[Anne34]

C)

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a B,
then throw it in the oven for baby and me!

This one for me too -- Grew up in Wisconsin

 

[Carrie_Cat]

Pat a cake, Pat a cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can;
Pat it and prick it and mark it with a 'B',
And put it in the oven for baby and me.

That one (after checking with me Mum ) so that's your A

 

[sue1013]

C)

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a B,
then throw it in the oven for baby and me!

This one I'm in NJ.

 

[Cinderella94]

C)

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a B,
then throw it in the oven for baby and me!

This! MD.

 

[RayaniFoxmur]

Which do you say and where do you live? I grew up with A. in Michigan, though sometimes it would come out as "Patty cake" more than "Pat-a-cake".

ETA: Just noticed version A is slightly different than what we said. We said "roll it and pat it and mark it with a B," not "pat it and prick it."

Exactly this, including the edit!

 

[MM27]

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a B,
then throw it in the oven for baby and me!



One that slightly annoys me is the Itsy Bitsy Spider. I HATE when people say Eensy Weensy Spider It's Itsy Bitsy people!!!