Short'nin' Bread - Mississippi John Hurt

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin' bread

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’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

«Feed those children on shortnin' bread»

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin' bread

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s 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

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin' bread

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin' bread

Put on the skillet

Put on the lid

Mamma’s going to make some shortnin' bread

That’s not all she’s going to do Mamma’s going to cook us some cocoa too

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin' bread

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s 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, how’d you like some shortnin' bread»

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin' bread

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s 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

Six months in the jail eatin' shortnin' bread

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin' bread

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'

Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin' bread