Shortnin' Bread
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Three little children lying in bed
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Two were sick and the other most dead.
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Sent for the doctor, the doctor said,
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"Feed them children shortnin' bread."
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Mammy's little baby
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loves shortnin', shortnin',
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Mammy's little baby
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loves shortnin' bread.
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Mammy's little baby loves shortnin', shortnin',
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Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread.