Take an Old Cold Tater-Al Brumley/Jr.

[ti:Take an Old Cold Tater] [ar:Al Brumley] [al:Al Brumley, Jr. Sings Country Classics] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Take an Old Cold Tater - Al Brumley/Jr. [00:04.99]When I was a little boy [00:06.90]Around the table at home [00:08.54] [00:09.33]I remember very well [00:11.24]When company would come [00:13.15] [00:13.76]I would have to be right [00:15.48]Still until the whole crowd ate [00:17.39] [00:17.93]My mama always said to me [00:20.15]Son take a tater and wait [00:22.19] [00:23.52]Now taters never did taste good [00:25.94]With chicken on a plate [00:27.75] [00:28.33]But I had to eat them just the same [00:31.44] [00:32.79]That is why I look so bad [00:34.90]And have these puny ways [00:36.56] [00:37.27]Because I always had to [00:38.99]Take an old cold tater and wait [00:41.45] [00:48.56]And then the preachers they would [00:50.27]Come to stay awhile with us [00:52.37] [00:53.08]I would have to slip around [00:55.04]And raise a little fuss [00:57.19]In fear that I will spill the beans [00:59.55]Or break a china plate [01:01.42] [01:01.93]My mama always said to me [01:04.06]Son take a tater and wait [01:05.94] [01:07.47]Now taters never did taste good [01:09.55]With chicken on the plate [01:11.48] [01:12.05]But I had to eat them just the same [01:15.30] [01:16.53]That is why I look so bad [01:18.56]And have these puny ways [01:20.82]Because I always had to [01:22.69]Take an old cold tater and wait [01:25.09] [01:32.10]Well I thought that I would starve to [01:33.86]Death before my time would come [01:36.06] [01:36.71]All that chicken they would eat [01:39.02]Just leave me the bun [01:41.03]The feet and neck were all [01:42.67]That's left upon the china plate [01:44.87] [01:45.56]It makes you pretty darn weak [01:47.13]To take an old cold tater and wait [01:49.60] [01:51.02]Now taters never did taste good [01:53.26]With chicken on a plate [01:55.08] [01:55.72]But I had to eat them just the same [01:58.80] [02:00.19]That is why I look so bad [02:02.19]And have these puny ways [02:03.96] [02:04.52]Because I always had to [02:06.28]Take an old cold tater and wait