WOW! haven't played that oldie in years! SIDEMEAT AND CABBAGE As recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens Now all thru the day I just lay in the hay And I wait for that ol' dinner bell When I hear it chime, to the table I climb Then stuff in a napkin and yell Bring me some sidemeat and cabbage And don't make the order too small I don't eat tomaters or Irish potaters Just sidemeat and cabbage, that's all I played my guitar at a fancy bazaar And I sang till my tonsils were red When time came to eat, I just grabbed me a seat And looked right at the butler and said Gimme some side meat and cabbage And don't make the order too small And if you ain't got none, then go out and get some Just sidemeat and cabbage, that's all I took Jessie Mae to a roadside cafe And the waiter showed up to our place He said will you dine on some lobster and wine And I stood up and yelled in his face Gimme some side meat and cabbage And don't make the order too small There'll be no shell fishes or other swell dishes Just sidemeat and cabbage, that's all Now when we were wed to my Jessie I said You know you're the one I adore My love is sincere and I swear to you, dear There's only one thing I love more Gimme some side meat and cabbage And don't make the order too small You're heaven's most blessed, but what I like best is [Jist] sidemeat and cabbage, that's all I don't care for oodles and pot roast and noodles And I don't go for chicken pot-pie I always say phooey on Chinese chop suey And I never eat tuna on rye I can't get the habit of eatin' fried rabbit I don't like the flavor of lamb I never eat muffins or turkey with stuffins Don't like cackleberries and ham I wouldn't say howdy to apple pan dowdy I won't eat the legs of a frog And tho they're a big treat, I don't go for pig feet I eat higher up on the hog I never make passes at flapjacks and 'lasses I don't care for cookies and tea I never ask waiters for possums and 'taters They know what I care for, they know what I come for TAG: Just sidemeat and cabbage, that's all G
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