A little old woman sat
Reading her recipe book, (recipe book)
Put on her apron and
Washed her hands ready to cook.
I shall make a gingerbread man,
A gingerbread man, a gingerbread man.
I shall make a gingerbread man,
Tasty gingerbread man!
Stirred in the milk and flour,
Beat in the ginger and eggs. (ginger and eggs)
Rolled out the mixture and
Cut out his arms and his legs. (arms and his legs)
She will make a gingerbread man,
A gingerbread man, a gingerbread man.
She will make a gingerbread man,
Tasty gingerbread man!
Put on his sugar coat,
Icing for fingers and toes. (fingers and toes)
Currants to make his eyes,
Lemon his bright yellow nose.
(bright yellow nose)
She will make a gingerbread man,
A gingerbread man, a gingerbread man.
She will make a gingerbread man,
Tasty gingerbread man!
She will make a gingerbread man,
A gingerbread man, a gingerbread man.
She will make a gingerbread man,
Tasty gingerbread man!
Tasty gingerbread, Lovely gingerbread...
My own gingerbread man!