Take An Old Cold Tater And Wait
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Dr. Jerry Routh




OPENER - CLOSER

SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE
*WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY AROUND THE TABLE AT HOME
I REMEMBER VERY WELL WHEN COMPANY WOULD COME
I WOULD HAVE TO BE RIGHT STILL UNTIL THE WHOLE CROWD ATE
MY MAMA ALWAYS SAID TO ME, "TAKE AN OLD COLD TATER AND WAIT"
DO AN ALLEMANDE LEFT THAT CORNER GIRL COME BACK AND DO SI DO
ALLEMANDE THAT CORNER, PROMENADE
THAT IS WHY I LOOK SO BAD AND HAVE THESE PUNY WAYS
MY MAMA ALWAYS SAID TO ME "TAKE AN OLD COLD TATER AND WAIT"



FIGURE

GEAD/SIDE 2 COUPLE PROMENADE GO HALFWAY AROUND
GO DOWN THE MIDDLE PASS THE OCEAN, EVERYONE EXTEND
SWING THRU 2 BY 2, ALL THE BOYS RUN RIGHT
COUPLES CIRCULATE ANDTHEN YOU CAIN DOWN THAT LINE
STAR THRU, PASS THRU, TRADE BY AND SWING
SWING THAT CORNER LADY, PROMENADE
THAT IS WHY I LOOK SO BAD AND HAVE THESE PUNY WAYS
MY MAMA ALWAYS SAID TO ME "TAKE AN OLD COLD TATER AND WAIT"



MIDDLE BREAK

ALL 4 BOYS PROMENADE GO WALKIN ROUND THE RING
GET BACK HOME AND FIND YOUR GIRL, GIVE HER A GREAT BIG SWING
DO AN ALLEMANDE LEFT THAT CORNER GIRL, COME BACK AND DO SI DO
THEN ALLEMADE THAT CORNER AGAIN AND WEAVE AROUND THAT RING
NOW TATER NEVER DID TASTE GOOD WITH CHICKEN ON THE PLATE,
BUT I HAD TO EAT 'EM JUST THAT SAME
THAT IS WHY I LOOK SO BAD AND HAVE THESE PUNY WAYS
MY MAMA ALWAYS SAID TO ME "TAKE AN OLD COLD TATER AND WAIT"




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MY MAMA ALWAYS SAID TO ME "TAKE AN OLD COLD TATER AND WAIT"



ALTERNATE LYRICS

*WELL I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD STARVE TO DEATH BEFORE MY TIME WOULD
COME
ALL THAT CHICKEN THEY WOULD EACH AND JUST LEAVE ME A BUN
THE FEET AND NECK WAS LL THEY LEFT UPON THAT CHINA PLATE
IT MADE YOU PRETTY DARM WEAK TO TAKE AN OLD COLD TATER AND WAIT