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Version 1Take An Old Cold Tater And Wait Recorded by Little Jimmie Dickens written by E.M. Bartlett [Verse 1] C F C When I was a little boy around the table at home D7 G7 I remember fairly well when company would come C F C I would have to be right still until the whole crowd ate G7 C My momma always said to me Jim take a tater and wait [Chorus] F C F C Now taters never did taste good with chicken on the plate D7 G7 But I had to eat 'em just the same C F C That is why I look so bad and have these puny ways G7 C Because I always had to take an old cold tater and wait ******Break***** [Verse 2] F C Well I thought that I would starve to death before my time would come D7 G7 All that chicken they would eat and just leave me the bun C F C The feet and neck were all that was left upon the china plate G7 C It makes ya pretty darn weak to take an old cold tater and wait [Chorus] F C F C Now taters never did taste good with chicken on the plate D7 G7 But I had to eat 'em just the same C F C That is why I look so bad and have these puny ways G7 C Because I always had to take an old cold tater and wait [Verse 3] F C And then the preachers they would come to stay a while with us D7 G7 I would have to slip around and raise a little fuss C F C In fear that I would spill the beans or break a china plate G7 C My momma always said to me Jim take a tater and wait [Chorus] F C F C Now taters never did taste good with chicken on the plate D7 G7 But I had to eat 'em just the same C F C That is why I look so bad and have these puny ways G7 C Because I always had to take an old cold tater and wait