The phrase itself is a long-standing rhyming breakfast call, pairing wakey wakey with eggs and bakey as a cheerful way to announce morning. As a short clip it spread through meme soundboards, group chats and short-form video, where creators reuse it for wake-up pranks, alarm edits and sleepy reaction scenes. Its appeal is the contrast between the sweet, sing-song delivery and how irritating it feels when you are actually tired, so it keeps resurfacing every time a new sleepy character, pet or friend needs waking after a long snore.