Shortenin' Bread Lyrics

The song Shortenin' Bread is performed by Mississippi John Hurt in the album named D.C. Blues: Library of Congress Recordings in the year 2004 .



Put on the skillet,
Slip on the lid,
Mama's gonna make
A little short'nin' bread.
That ain't all
She's gonna do,
Mama's gonna make
A little coffee, too.

Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin' bread,
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin', short'nin',
Mama'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."

Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin' bread,
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin' bread.

When those children,
Sick in bed,
Heard that talk
About short'nin' bread,
Popped up well
To dance and sing,
Skipped around and cut
The pigeon wing.

Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin' bread,
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin' bread.

Slip to the kitchen,
Slip up the led,
Filled my pockets full of
Short'nin' bread;
Stole the skillet,
Stole the led,
Stole the gal makin'
Short'nin' bread.

Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin' bread,
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin' bread.

Caught me with the skillet,
Caught me with the led,
Caught me with the gal makin'
Short'nin' bread;
Paid six dollars for the skillet,
Six dollars for the led,
Spent six months in jail eatin'
Short'nin' bread.

Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin' bread,
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin', short'nin',
Mama's little baby loves
Short'nin' bread.



Mississippi John Hurt - D.C. Blues: Library of Congress Recordings

May 2004

  1. Richlands Women Blues
  2. Frankie and Albert
  3. Trouble I've Had All My Day
  4. Pera-Lee
  5. Stockwell
  6. Got the Blues That Can't Be Satisfied
  7. Talking Casey Jones
  8. Stackolee
  9. Slidin' Delta
  10. Corrina, Corrina
  11. Hey, Baby, Right Away
  12. Pallet on the Floor
  13. Waiting for a Train
  14. Spanish Flangdang
  15. Shortenin' Bread
  16. Oh Mary Don't You Weep
  17. Do Lord Remember Me
  18. Over in the Glory Land
  19. Glory Glory Hallelujah
  20. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
  21. Where Shall I Be
  22. Weeping and Waiting
  23. Joe Turner
  24. If You Don't Want Me [Version #2]
  25. Rubber Dolly
  26. Keep Me Knockin' (You Can't Come In)

Shortenin' Bread