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