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 hot chocolate too

Oh, 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

One little child was sick in bed
When he heard tell of the shortnin' bread
He popped up well and he danced and he sing
He cut up a rug and he danced on a wing

Oh, 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

I slip to the kitchen, slip up the lid
Filled my pocket full of shortnin' bread
They caught me in the kitchen
They caught me with the lid
They caught me with me pocket full of shortnin' bread

Oh, 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

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