Shortenin' Bread

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread

Put on the skillet

Slip on the lid

Mammy's gonna make us some shortenin' bread

And that ain't all

Our mammy's gonna do

She's gonna cook us some coffee, too

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread

I slipped in the kitchen

Raised up the lid

I stole me a mess o' that shortenin' bread

I walked up to a pretty girl and I said

Baby how'd you like some shortenin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread

They caught me with the skillet

They caught me with the lid

They caught me with the girl eatin' shortenin' bread

Six months for the skillet

Six months for the lid

Now I'm doin' time for eatin' shortenin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread

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Shortenin' bread

Shortenin'

Shortenin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'

Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread