Discover the story of the song > Beans and Cornbread – Louis Jordan

The song tells a story about a fight between two characters named Beans and Cornbread. Cornbread challenges Beans to a fight the next day after losing the first one. Throughout the song, Beans urges Cornbread to stay together and be friends despite their conflict, using analogies like hot dogs and mustard and bread and butter. The song ends with Beans emphasizing the importance of their relationship and how they should stick together like hot cakes and molasses.