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 



Shortenin' 

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