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Pat-a-Cake

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, And put it in the oven for Baby and me.

Hand actions, line by line

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man	Clap the baby’s hands together, four soft claps.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can	Four more claps.
Pat it	Pat one palm flat.
and prick it	Tap a fingertip into the palm, twice.
and mark it with B	Draw a B (or your child’s letter) on the palm.
And put it in the oven	Lift both hands up and forward in a slow arc.
for Baby and me	Hands to the baby’s chest, then to yours.

Ladushki, the Russian pat-a-cake

Ладушки, ладушки!	LAH-doosh-kee, LAH-doosh-kee!	Clap-hands, clap-hands!
Где были? У бабушки.	gdyeh BIH-lee? oo BAH-boosh-kee	Where have you been? At Grandma’s.
Что ели? Кашку.	shto YEH-lee? KAHSH-koo	What did you eat? Porridge.
Что пили? Бражку.	shto PEE-lee? BRAHZH-koo	What did you drink? A little home brew.
Попили, поели,	pah-PEE-lee, pah-YEH-lee	We drank, we ate,
Шу-у-у! Полетели!	shoo-oo-oo! pah-leh-TEH-lee!	Whoosh! Off we flew! (hands fly up)
На головку сели.	nah gah-LOHV-koo SEH-lee	And landed on the little head. (hands on head)

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