Put on the skillet, sleep on the lid.
Mamma's gonna make a little short'nin bread.
Mamma's little baby loves short'nin bread.
Three little children lyin'in bed.
Two were sick and the other'most dead.
Sent for the doctor and the doctor said:
"Give those children some short'nin bread"
Mamma's little baby loves short'nin short'nin
Mamma's little baby loves short'nin bread.
Mamma's gonna make a little short'nin bread.
Mamma's little baby loves short'nin bread.
Three little children lyin'in bed.
Two were sick and the other'most dead.
Sent for the doctor and the doctor said:
"Give those children some short'nin bread"
Mamma's little baby loves short'nin short'nin
Mamma's little baby loves short'nin bread.