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SHORTNIN' BREAD
(traditional)

Two li'l darkies
Lyin' in bed
One was sick
An' the other most dead.
Went fo' de doctor
Doctor he said,
"Feed dem babies on shortnin' bread"

cho: Mammy's li'l chillun love
Shortnin', shortnin',
Mammy's little chillun
Love shortnin' bread.

Fetch me de skillet
Fetch me de lead
Mammy's gonna make a li'l shortnin' bread.
Dat ain't all
She's gwine ter do
Mammy's gonna make a little coffee, too.

Stole me de skillet
Stole me de lead
Stole me de gal makin' shortnin' bread.
Got six months fo' de skillet
Six months fo' de led
Spent five years in jail eatin' Shortnin' bread.

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