Lyrics and translation Eileen Barton with The New Yorkers - If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake
Come
in
Entre
Well,
well,
well,
look
who's
here
Eh
bien,
eh
bien,
eh
bien,
regarde
qui
est
là
I
haven't
seen
you
in
many
a
year
Je
ne
t'ai
pas
vu
depuis
des
années
If
I
knew
you
were
comin'
I'd've
baked
a
cake
Si
j'avais
su
que
tu
venais,
j'aurais
fait
un
gâteau
Baked
a
cake,
baked
a
cake
Un
gâteau,
un
gâteau
If
I
knew
you
were
comin'
I'd've
baked
a
cake
Si
j'avais
su
que
tu
venais,
j'aurais
fait
un
gâteau
Howd-ya
do,
Howd-ya
do,
Howd-ya
do,
Comment
vas-tu
? Comment
vas-tu
? Comment
vas-tu
?
Had
you
dropped
me
a
letter,
I'd
a-hired
a
band
Si
tu
m'avais
envoyé
une
lettre,
j'aurais
loué
un
groupe
Grandest
band
in
the
land
Le
meilleur
groupe
du
pays
Had
you
dropped
me
a
letter,
I'd
a-hired
a
band
Si
tu
m'avais
envoyé
une
lettre,
j'aurais
loué
un
groupe
And
spread
the
welcome
mat
for
you
Et
j'aurais
déployé
le
tapis
rouge
pour
toi
Oh,
I
don't
know
where
you
came
from
Oh,
je
ne
sais
pas
d'où
tu
viens
'Cause
I
don't
know
where
you've
been
Parce
que
je
ne
sais
pas
où
tu
as
été
But
it
really
doesn't
matter
Mais
ça
n'a
vraiment
pas
d'importance
Grab
a
chair
and
fill
your
platter
Prends
une
chaise
et
remplis
ton
assiette
And
dig,
dig,
dig
right
in
Et
mange,
mange,
mange
à
ta
faim
If
I
knew
you
were
coming'
I've
baked
a
cake
Si
j'avais
su
que
tu
venais,
j'aurais
fait
un
gâteau
Hired
a
band,
goodness
sake
Loué
un
groupe,
par
pitié
If
I
knew
you
were
comin'
I'd've
baked
a
cake
Si
j'avais
su
que
tu
venais,
j'aurais
fait
un
gâteau
Howd-ya
do,
Howd-ya
do,
Howd-ya
do,
Comment
vas-tu
? Comment
vas-tu
? Comment
vas-tu
?
If
I
knew
you
were
comin'
I'd've
baked
a
cake
Si
j'avais
su
que
tu
venais,
j'aurais
fait
un
gâteau
Baked
a
cake,
baked
a
cake
Un
gâteau,
un
gâteau
If
I
knew
you
were
comin'
I'd've
baked
a
cake
Si
j'avais
su
que
tu
venais,
j'aurais
fait
un
gâteau
Howd-ya
do,
Howd-ya
do,
Howd-ya
do,
Comment
vas-tu
? Comment
vas-tu
? Comment
vas-tu
?
Had
you
dropped
me
a
letter,
I'd
a-hired
a
band
Si
tu
m'avais
envoyé
une
lettre,
j'aurais
loué
un
groupe
Grandest
band
in
the
land
Le
meilleur
groupe
du
pays
Had
you
dropped
me
a
letter,
I'd
a-hired
a
band
Si
tu
m'avais
envoyé
une
lettre,
j'aurais
loué
un
groupe
And
spread
the
welcome
mat
for
you
Et
j'aurais
déployé
le
tapis
rouge
pour
toi
Oh,
I
don't
know
where
you
came
from
Oh,
je
ne
sais
pas
d'où
tu
viens
'Cause
I
don't
know
where
you've
been
Parce
que
je
ne
sais
pas
où
tu
as
été
But
it
really
doesn't
matter
Mais
ça
n'a
vraiment
pas
d'importance
Grab
a
chair
and
fill
your
platter
Prends
une
chaise
et
remplis
ton
assiette
And
dig,
dig,
dig
right
in
Et
mange,
mange,
mange
à
ta
faim
If
I
knew
you
were
coming'
I've
baked
a
cake
Si
j'avais
su
que
tu
venais,
j'aurais
fait
un
gâteau
Hired
a
band,
goodness
sake
Loué
un
groupe,
par
pitié
If
I
knew
you
were
comin'
I'd've
baked
a
cake
Si
j'avais
su
que
tu
venais,
j'aurais
fait
un
gâteau
Howd-ya
do,
Howd-ya
do,
Howd-ya
do,
Comment
vas-tu
? Comment
vas-tu
? Comment
vas-tu
?
Howd-ya
do,
Howd-ya
do,
Howd-ya
do
Comment
vas-tu
? Comment
vas-tu
? Comment
vas-tu
?
Howd-ya
do,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh
Comment
vas-tu
? Oh,
oh,
oh,
oh,
oh
Rate the translation
1
Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
2 Cry Me a River
3 You Intrigue Me
4 Tennessee Tango
5 Too Proud to Cry
6 Cry
7 Don't Ask Me Why
8 When Mama Calls
9 And Then
10 I Have to Tell You
11 Without Love
12 It's All Right With Me
13 Happy Birthday, My Darling
14 Signpost
15 I Wish You'd Fall in Love With Me
16 On a Lonely Walk
17 Fujiyama Mama
18 How Ja Do, How Ja Do, How Ja Do
19 How Could You Forget Me
20 He Asked Me
21 Apollo Umberto Silvano
22 Here I Am in Love Again
23 Come Home
24 Teenage Heart
25 My Social Hot Dog (From Ivy League)
26 The Scene of the Crime
27 I'll Be Laughing At My Tears
28 The Year We Fell in Love
29 Away Up There
30 You Brought a New Kind of Love
31 Honey, Honeymoon with Me
32 May I Take Two Giant Steps
33 If You Saw What I Saw (In Nassau by the Sea)
34 The Syncopated Clock
35 Lock the Barn Door
36 Hold Me Just a Little Longer, Daddy
37 Wishin'
38 When You're Near Me
39 Pretend
40 Pot Luck
41 A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow
42 Toys
43 Anytime, Anywhere
44 Spring It Was
45 If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake
46 Poco, Loco in the Coco
47 If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake
48 Poco Loco in the Coco
2 Cry Me a River
3 You Intrigue Me
4 Tennessee Tango
5 Too Proud to Cry
6 Cry
7 Don't Ask Me Why
8 When Mama Calls
9 And Then
10 I Have to Tell You
11 Without Love
12 It's All Right With Me
13 Happy Birthday, My Darling
14 Signpost
15 I Wish You'd Fall in Love With Me
16 On a Lonely Walk
17 Fujiyama Mama
18 How Ja Do, How Ja Do, How Ja Do
19 How Could You Forget Me
20 He Asked Me
21 Apollo Umberto Silvano
22 Here I Am in Love Again
23 Come Home
24 Teenage Heart
25 My Social Hot Dog (From Ivy League)
26 The Scene of the Crime
27 I'll Be Laughing At My Tears
28 The Year We Fell in Love
29 Away Up There
30 You Brought a New Kind of Love
31 Honey, Honeymoon with Me
32 May I Take Two Giant Steps
33 If You Saw What I Saw (In Nassau by the Sea)
34 The Syncopated Clock
35 Lock the Barn Door
36 Hold Me Just a Little Longer, Daddy
37 Wishin'
38 When You're Near Me
39 Pretend
40 Pot Luck
41 A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow
42 Toys
43 Anytime, Anywhere
44 Spring It Was
45 If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake
46 Poco, Loco in the Coco
47 If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake
48 Poco Loco in the Coco
Attention! Feel free to leave feedback.