Shortnin' Bread - The Nursery Rhyme Collections

The Nursery Rhymes Collections 1-4 contain a total of 277 children's songs. Each double CD album showcases the highest quality children's music ever recorded with a total playing time in excess of 10 hours!

Shortnin' Bread (Audio Sample and Lyrics)

Put on the skillet, slip on the lid,
Mammy's gonna make a little shortnin' bread,
That aint all she's gonna do,
Mammy's gonna make a little coffee too.

Mamas little baby loves shortnin', shortnin,
Mamas little baby loves shortnin' bread.
Mamas little baby loves shortnin', shortnin,
Mamas little baby loves shortnin' bread.

Three little children lying in bed,
Two were sick and the other almost dead.
Sent for the doctor and the doctor said,
“Give those children some shortnin' bread”.

Mamas little baby loves shortnin', shortnin,
Mamas little baby loves shortnin' bread.
Mamas little baby loves shortnin', shortnin,
Mamas little baby loves shortnin' bread.

When those children sick in bed,
Heard the talk about shortnin' bread,
Popped up well to dance and sing,
Skipped around and cut the pigeon wing.

Mamas little baby loves shortnin', shortnin,
Mamas little baby loves shortnin' bread.
Mamas little baby loves shortnin', shortnin,
Mamas little baby loves shortnin' bread.

He slipped to the kitchen, he slipped up the lead,
Filled his pockets full of shortnin' bread,
He stole the skillet, he stole the lead,
He stole the girl making shortnin' bread.

Mamas little baby loves shortnin', shortnin,
Mamas little baby loves shortnin' bread.
Mamas little baby loves shortnin', shortnin,
Mamas little baby loves shortnin' bread.

Caught him with the skillet, caught him with the lead,
Caught him with the girl making shortnin' bread.
Paid six dollars for the skillet, six dollars for the lead,
Spend six months in jail eating shortnin' bread.

Mamas little baby loves shortnin', shortnin,
Mamas little baby loves shortnin' bread.
Mamas little baby loves shortnin', shortnin,
Mamas little baby loves shortnin' bread.