Short'nin' Bread

Mama's little baby loves shortnin' shortnin'

Mama's little baby loves shortnin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortnin' shortnin'

Mama's little baby loves shortnin' bread

Put on the skillet put on the lid

Mama's gonna bake a little shortnin' bread

And that ain't all she's gonna do

Mama's gonna make a little coffee too

Mama's little baby loves shortnin' shortnin'

Mama's little baby loves shortnin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortnin' shortnin'

Mama's little baby loves shortnin' bread

Three little children layin in the bed

Two were sick and the other most dead

Sent for the doctor the doctor said

"Give those children some shortnin bread "