Shortnin’ Bread (chromatic)

SHORTNIN’ BREAD
Trad.
Key: C  

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Three lit-tle chil-dren ly-ing in bed 
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Two were sick and the oth-er most dead. 
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Sent for the doc-tor, the doc-tor said, 
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"Feed them chil-dren short-nin' bread." 
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Mam-my's lit-tle ba-by loves short-nin', 
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short-nin' 
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Mam-my's lit-tle ba-by loves short-nin' bread 
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Mam-my's lit-tle ba-by loves short-nin', 
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short-nin' 
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Mam-my's lit-tle ba-by loves short-nin' bread.