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