"Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake, Baker's Man" by Mother Goose

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,

Channeled Song: “Emergency” by Kool & The Gang

Interpretation: Experiencing a food crisis.

Bake me a cake, as fast as you can;

Channeled Song: “Help!” by The Beatles

Interpretation: Needing something to eat.

Pat it, prick it, and mark it with B,

Channeled Song: “For Free” by DJ Khaled featuring Drake

Interpretation: Wanting it for free.

Put it in the oven for baby and me.

Channeled Song: “Rescue Me” by Fontella Bass

Interpretation: Needing to be saved from hunger.

You will want to know that food insecurity was sometimes intentional.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46962/pat-a-cake-pat-a-cake-bakers-man