- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
- The song certainly dates back to the 1800s. It's refered to as an old plantation song in various books (including Lomax) without corroboration. A version appears in the 1913 book "The complete works of James Whitcomb Riley".
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
Song
Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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Shortenin' Bread written by [Traditional] English
- Pijte vodu written by Jaromír Nohavica Czech 1994
- Short'nin' Bread Rock written by Freddy Morgan, Eddie Brandt English April 1956
- Shortnin' Bread written by Jia Douglas English September 1960
- Shticks and Stones written by Allan Sherman English 1962
- Clambake written by Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne English February 1967
- Brauðbúðarbúgí written by Einar Thoroddsen Icelandic 1993