The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I am the baker
I bake the cake
Make no mistake
I like to bake
Once I discover
My innate behavior
To mix, to make, to bake!
Up in the morning
To start my work
I cannot help wanting to bake a dessert
Like a gladiator
About to meet his fate
I enter my arena
Bow my head and start to bake!
Yeah
You want a cookie?
Flour, Sugar, Milk,
I send out for more
An unsung hero I need no reward
A short vacation I’d like to take
After I bake a chocolate cake
Sometimes It’s mighty lonely
When you’re all alone
(With a loaf of bread)
But I’m just doing my job
The best that I can
So the children can be fed
(B!)
I am the baker
(A!)
I bake the cake
(K!)
Make no mistake, I like to bake
(ER!)
Once I discover
(BAKER!)
My innate behavior
(BAKER!)
To mix, to make, to bake!
(BAKER!)
(B!)
I am the baker
(A!)
I bake the cake
(K!)
You’re the decorator and you decorate
(ER!)
You take the credit
(BAKER!)
But I slaved away
(BAKER!)
I mixed, I made, I baked!
Flour, Sugar, Milk,
I send out for more
An unsung hero I need no reward
A short vacation I’d like to take
After I bake a chocolate cake
Sometimes It’s mighty lonely
When you’re all alone
(With a loaf of bread)
But I’m just doing my job
The best that I can
So the children can be fed
I own it - the doughnut
You want a cookie?
How about a muffin?
(B!)
I am the baker
(A!)
I bake the cake
(K!)
Make no mistake, I love to bake
(ER!)
Once I discover
(BAKER!)
My innate behavior
(BAKER!)
To mix, to make, to bake!
(BAKER!)
(B!)
I am the baker
(A!)
I bake the cake
(K!)
You’re the decorator and you decorate
(ER!)
You took the credit
(BAKER!)
But I slaved away
(BAKER!)
I mixed, I made, I baked!
I bake the cake
Make no mistake
I like to bake
Once I discover
My innate behavior
To mix, to make, to bake!
Up in the morning
To start my work
I cannot help wanting to bake a dessert
Like a gladiator
About to meet his fate
I enter my arena
Bow my head and start to bake!
Yeah
You want a cookie?
Flour, Sugar, Milk,
I send out for more
An unsung hero I need no reward
A short vacation I’d like to take
After I bake a chocolate cake
Sometimes It’s mighty lonely
When you’re all alone
(With a loaf of bread)
But I’m just doing my job
The best that I can
So the children can be fed
(B!)
I am the baker
(A!)
I bake the cake
(K!)
Make no mistake, I like to bake
(ER!)
Once I discover
(BAKER!)
My innate behavior
(BAKER!)
To mix, to make, to bake!
(BAKER!)
(B!)
I am the baker
(A!)
I bake the cake
(K!)
You’re the decorator and you decorate
(ER!)
You take the credit
(BAKER!)
But I slaved away
(BAKER!)
I mixed, I made, I baked!
Flour, Sugar, Milk,
I send out for more
An unsung hero I need no reward
A short vacation I’d like to take
After I bake a chocolate cake
Sometimes It’s mighty lonely
When you’re all alone
(With a loaf of bread)
But I’m just doing my job
The best that I can
So the children can be fed
I own it - the doughnut
You want a cookie?
How about a muffin?
(B!)
I am the baker
(A!)
I bake the cake
(K!)
Make no mistake, I love to bake
(ER!)
Once I discover
(BAKER!)
My innate behavior
(BAKER!)
To mix, to make, to bake!
(BAKER!)
(B!)
I am the baker
(A!)
I bake the cake
(K!)
You’re the decorator and you decorate
(ER!)
You took the credit
(BAKER!)
But I slaved away
(BAKER!)
I mixed, I made, I baked!
Lyrics submitted by Skaman2
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