Story Behind the Song
I have been hearing "Shortnin' Bread" my whole life, but still do not know the true story behind its creation.
Lyrics
Two little children lyin' in bed,
One was sick and the other'most dead.
Sent for the doctor and the doctor said,
"Feed them chidren some short'nin' bread."
Mammy's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin',
Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread.
Mammy's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin',
Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread.
Put on the skillet, put on the lid,
Mammy's gonna make a little short'nin' bread.
That ain't all she's gonna do,
Mammy's gonna make a little coffee, too.
Mammy's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin',
Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread.
Mammy's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin',
Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread.
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