Two little niggers lying in bed, One of them sick, and the other one dead,

Dethero, W.T.

Publication date

April 1955

Publisher

University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville

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voiceCollected by W. T. Dethero Mary Celestia Parler; Batesville, Ark. Transcribed by April 13, 1955 Neil Byer Reel 224, Item 6 Shortning Bread Two little niggers lying in bed, One of them sick, and the other one dead, Send for the doctor, and the doctor said, "Feed that little nigger shortning bread." Chorus: How 'bout your shortning, shortning, How 'bout your shortning bread? How "'bout your shortning, shortning, How 'bout your shortning bread? I wnet to the kitchen to get gome bread, Filled my pockets with shortning bread. (Chorus) Stole the skillet and I stole the lead, And stole the girl that making shortning bread. (Chorus)Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation

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