Lyrics

Recent Activity

Following

Cover art for Shortnin' Bread lyrics by The Ready Men

The Ready Men

Shortnin' Bread

1 Meaning

Add Yours

Follow

Share

Q&A

Shortnin' Bread Lyrics

Put on the skillet, put on the lid
Mamma’s gone make us some shortnin’ bread

Well Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Well Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread

Well I put on the skillet, I put on the lid
Mamma’s gonna make some shortnin’ bread
Yeah and that ain't all she’s gonna do
Mamma’s gonna make us some coffee too

Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Well Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread

Now Three little children are lyin in the bed
And One was sick and the other most dead
I called for the doctor, and here’s what he said
"give those kids some shortnin bread"

Oh Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Well Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short,
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread, go!

Well I went to the kitchen, I opened up the lid
I filled my pockets with the shortnin bread
I went at the corner there and stood on my head
And there I stood and ate my shortnin’ bread

Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Well Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread

I put on the skillet, put on the lid
Mamma’s gonna make some shortnin’ bread
And that ain't all she’s gonna do
Mamma’s gonna make us some coffee too

Ah, Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Yeah Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread

Shortnin’ bread
Shortnin’ bread

Submitted by

shep420 On Jul 14, 2006

Put on the skillet, put on the lid
Mamma’s gone make us some shortnin’ bread

Well Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Well Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread

Well I put on the skillet, I put on the lid
Mamma’s gonna make some shortnin’ bread
Yeah and that ain't all she’s gonna do
Mamma’s gonna make us some coffee too

Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Well Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread

Now Three little children are lyin in the bed
And One was sick and the other most dead
I called for the doctor, and here’s what he said
"give those kids some shortnin bread"

Oh Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Well Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short,
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread, go!

Well I went to the kitchen, I opened up the lid
I filled my pockets with the shortnin bread
I went at the corner there and stood on my head
And there I stood and ate my shortnin’ bread

Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Well Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread

I  put on the skillet, put on the lid
Mamma’s gonna make some shortnin’ bread
And that ain't all she’s gonna do
Mamma’s gonna make us some coffee too

Ah, Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread
Yeah Mammas little baby loves shortnin, short
Mammas little baby loves shortnin bread

Shortnin’ bread
Shortnin’ bread

Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks!

These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators.

You must be logged in to edit lyrics.

Unable to save lyrics. Please try again.

Lyrics cannot contain links.

Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours.

Keep it true to the song

Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

Shep420

Submitter

2006-07-14 05:25:13

1 Meaning

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Sort by

Cover art for Shortnin' Bread lyrics by Ready Men, The

by Shep420

20y ago

Heard this on Songs the Cramps Taught Us Vol. 2. Sounds like it's sung by scruffy trolls with a penchant for surf rock.

0

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.