Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home) Songtext
von Bessie Smith

Cake walkers may come
Cake walkers may go
But I wanna tell you ′bout a couple I know
High steppin' pair, Debonair
When it comes for business, not a soul can compare

Here they come
Look at ′em, demonstratin'
Goin' some
Ain′t they syncopatin′?
Talk of the town
Teasin' brown
Pickin′ 'em up and layin′ 'em down


Dancin′ fools
Ain't they demonstratin'?
They′re a class of their own
Now the only way
To win is to cheat ′em
You may tie 'em
But you′ll never beat 'em
Strut your stuff
They′re the cake walkin' babies from home

Oh, here they come
Look at ′em, syncopatin'
Goin' some
Ain′t they demonstratin′?
Talk of the town
Teasin' brown
Pickin′ 'em up and layin′ 'em down

Dancin′ fools
Ain't they syncopatin'?
They′re a class of their own
Now the only way to win is to cheat ′em
You may tie 'em but you′ll never beat 'em
Strut your stuff
Strut your stuff
Cake walkin′ babies from home