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
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[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
