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.