Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)-"Little" Jimmy Dickens

[ti:Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)] [ar:"Little" Jimmy Dickens] [al:The Essential "Little" Jimmy Dickens] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait) - "Little" Jimmy Dickens [00:05.97]When I was A little boy [00:07.97]Around the table at home [00:10.59]I remember very well [00:12.90]When Company would come [00:15.21]I would have to be right still [00:17.51]Unil the whole crowd ate [00:19.95]My mama always said to me [00:22.25]Jim take a tater and wait [00:25.38]Now taters never did taste good [00:27.68]With chicken on the plate [00:30.11]But I had to eat 'em just the same [00:34.48]That is why I look so bad [00:36.48]And have these puny ways [00:38.91]Cause I always had to [00:40.54]Take an old cold tater and wait [01:04.68]And then the preachers [01:05.87]They would come [01:06.87]To stay a while with us [01:09.37]I would have to slip around [01:11.61]And raise a little fuss [01:14.04]In fear that I would spill the beans [01:16.29]Or break a china plate [01:18.73]My mama always said to me [01:21.10]Jim take a tater and wait [01:24.84]Now taters never did taste good [01:27.15]With chicken on the plate [01:29.52]But I had to eat 'em just the same [01:33.76]That is why I look so bad [01:36.01]And have these puny ways [01:37.44] [01:38.43]Because I always had to [01:40.12]Take an old cold tater and wait [01:42.36] [02:04.83]Well I thought that [02:05.70]I would starve to death [02:06.95]Before my time would come [02:09.63]All that chicken they would eat [02:11.69]And just leave me the bun [02:14.13]The feet and neck were all that was left [02:16.43]Upon the china plate [02:18.62]It makes ya pretty darn weak [02:20.36]To take an old cold tater and wait [02:24.62]Well taters never did taste good [02:26.93]With chicken on the plate [02:29.30]But I had to eat 'em just the same [02:33.67]That is why I look so bad [02:35.73]And have these puny ways [02:38.02]Because I always had to [02:39.83]Take an old cold tater and wait