Put on the skillet!
Put on the lid!
Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread

Every little baby loves shortnin, shortnin
Every little baby loves shortnin bread
Every little baby loves shortnin, sure
Every little baby loves shortnin bread

I put on the skillet
I put on the lid
I'm gonna make us some shortnin' bread
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Every little baby loves shortnin, shortnin
Every little baby loves shortnin bread
Every little baby loves shortnin, sure
Every little baby loves shortnin bread

Well, two little children layin in the bed
One was sick and the other most dead
Called for the doctor, and here's what he said
"Feed those brats shortnin bread."

Every little baby loves shortnin, shortnin
Every little baby loves shortnin bread
Every little baby loves shortnin, shortnin
Every little baby loves shortnin bread
When those children layin in the bed
Heard that talk about shortnin bread
They popped up well and started to sing
Skipping round the room doing the pigeon wing

Every little baby loves shortnin, shortnin
Every little baby loves shortnin bread
Every little baby loves shortnin, shortnin
Every little baby loves shortnin bread

Put on the skillet! Put on the lid!
Mammas going to make some shortnin bread
Thats not all shes going to do
Mammas going to cook us some cocoa too!

Mammas little baby loves shortnin, shortnin
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Mammas little baby loves shortnin, shortnin
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread

I snuck to the kitchen, picked up the lid
I filled my pockets full of shortnin bread
I winked at the pretty little girl and said
"Baby, howd you like some shortnin bread?"

Mammas little baby loves shortnin, shortnin
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Mammas little baby loves shortnin, shortnin
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Got caught with the skillet. Got caught with the lid
Got caught with my mouth full of shortnin bread
Six months for the skillet, six months for the lid
And five for stealing that fine bread