"Little" Jimmy Dickens — Take An Old Cold Tater And Wait

When I was A little boy around the table athome I remember fairly well when[A]Company would come Iwould have to be right still untill the whole crowd ate My mamma always said to me Jim t ake a tater andwait Now taters never did taste good with chicken on theplate But i had to eat 'em just the same That is why I look so bad and have these puny ways Because I always had to take an o ld cold tater and wait And then the preachers they would come To stay a while with us I would have to simp around And raise a little fuss In fear that I would spill the beans Or break a china plate My mamma always said to me bJim take a tater and wait Now taters never did taste good with chicken on theplate But i had to eat 'em just the same That is why I look so bad and have these puny ways Because I always had to take an o ld cold tater and wait Well i thought that I would starve to death Before my time would come All that chicken they would eat And just leave me the butt The feet and neck were all that was left Upon the china plate It makes ya pretty darn weak To take an old cold tater and wait