A tribute in song

This entry in the series is dedicated to the amazingly scrumptious cinnamon rolls that are frequently produced and sold at The Corner store in downtown Houston.

In the spirit of “Weird Al” Yankovic, it’s a song I wrote with lyrics modified from Barry Manilow’s No. 1 hit from 1976, “I Write the Songs,” and the melody is, of course, the same.

I Bake the Rolls

I’ve been a chef forever

And I baked the very first rolls

I put the flour and ingredients together

I’m a pastry chef, and I bake the rolls

I bake the rolls that make the whole world eat

I bake the rolls with lots of secret things

I bake the rolls that make the young girls smile

I bake the rolls, I bake the rolls

My rolls lie deep within you

And they’ve got their own place in your soul

Now when I look straight into the oven

I’m hungry again, even though I just downed a roll

I bake the rolls that make the whole world eat

I bake the rolls with lots of secret things

I bake the rolls that make the young girls smile

I bake the rolls, I bake the rolls

Oh, my rolls can make you happy

And get your stomach to take a chance

And I baked some rockin’ rolls for you to munch

Rolls that fill your gut, well, that’s a real fine kind of lunch

It’s from me, it’s for you

It’s for you, eat it please

It’s a worldwide baking spree

I bake the rolls that make the whole world eat

I bake the rolls with lots of secret things

I bake the rolls that make the young girls smile

I bake the rolls, I bake the rolls

I bake the rolls that make the whole world eat

I bake the rolls with lots of secret things

I bake the rolls that make the young girls smile

I bake the rolls, I bake the rolls

I’m a pastry chef, and I bake the rolls.

I think Weird Al would be proud.