Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread Put on the skillet Slip on the lid Mammy's gonna make us some shortenin' bread And that ain't all Our mammy's gonna do She's gonna cook us some coffee too Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread I slipped in the kitchen Raised up the lid I stole me a mess o' that shortenin' bread I walked up to a pretty girl and I said Baby how'd you like some shortenin' bread Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread They caught me with the skillet They caught me with the lid They caught me with the girl eatin' shortenin' bread Six months for the skillet Six months for the lid Now I'm doin' time for eatin' shortenin' bread Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread Shortenin' Shortenin' bread Shortenin' Shortenin' bread Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin' Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread