7 -6 -6 6 -6 7 7 -6 -6 Three lit tle chil dren lying in bed 7 -6 6 -6 -6 5 5 -4 4 Two were sick and the oth- er most dead. 7 -6 -6 6 -6 7 7 -6 6 Sent for the doctor, the doctor said, 7 -6 6 -6 5 -4 4 "Feed them children shortnin' bread." 4 4 -6 -6 6 6 -6 4 -6 6 -6 Mammy's lit tle baby loves shortnin', shortnin' 7 7 -6 -6 6 6 -6 5 -4 4 Mammy's lit tle ba by loves shortnin' bread 4 4 -6 -6 6 6 -6 4 -6 6 -6 Mammy's little baby loves shortnin', shortnin' 7 7 -6 -6 6 6 -6 5 -4 4 Mammy's lit- tle baby loves shortnin' bread.