"If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill, and Clem Watts and published in 1950.
[3] In 1962, Barton's recording of the song was included in a list of 101 Perennial Singles Hits compiled by Billboard – a group "For year-round programming by juke box operators and radio stations ... a catalog of standards that can provide consistent earnings for operators and a wealth of material for discussion by broadcasters.
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope recorded a version together that expanded on the standard lyrics to include verses about making a meal and preparing a goose.
In 1988, children's entertainment trio Sharon, Lois & Bram recorded the song that appeared on both their hit television series, The Elephant Show as well as their 10th Anniversary album, Happy Birthday.
Baker Bob sang that song before Piella Bakewell murdered him at the beginning of the Wallace & Gromit cartoon A Matter of Loaf and Death.
The song appeared on the M*A*S*H during the season one episode "Henry, Please Come Home" [original air date 11/19/1972].
Two Tokyo-based geisha girls performed the song, along with acoustic guitar accompaniment, to Hawkeye Pierce, Henry Blake and Trapper John McIntyre.