The Patty Cake nursery rhyme has a playful theme that teaches rhythm, coordination, and simple words, making it fun and helpful for young children to sing and play.

Sometimes the best part of a song is the dance. That is the case with the traditional nursery rhyme, “Patty-Cake, Patty-Cake, Baker’s Man.” Thomas D’Urfey’s play, The Campaigners, from 1698 includes ...