Mommy's Little Baby.

American Folk Song.

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1) Three little children lyin' in bed,

Two of them sick and the other most dead.

Called for the doctor, the doctor said,

"Feed them children some shortning bread."

[chorus]

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CHORUS:

Mommy's little baby loves shortning, shortning,

Mommy's little baby loves shortning bread.

Mommy's little baby loves shortning, shortning,

Mommy's little baby loves shortning bread.

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2) When them children lying in the bed

Heard that talk about shortning bread,

Thay all got up and began to shout,

Laughin' and a-singing and a-dancing about.

[chorus]

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3) Put on the skillet, put on the lid,

Mommy's gonna make a little shortnin' bread.

Then after that, there's a treat for you,

Mommy's gonna make a little coffee too.

[chorus]

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