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"Cut The Mustard" written by Shel Silverstein and recorded by Mel Tillis and the Old Dogs (Mel Tillis, Jerry Reed, Waylon Jennings and Bobby Bare) on the 1998 album "Old Dogs Vol. 1"...lyrics... !
It was a Csunny GSunday aFfternooGn, Miss DColly was a Ghaving a Fbar- b- qGue And CI just haGppened to be eFasily strollingG by (my,C my, Gwhat aF strolGlin' guy) She hollered C"Mel comeG in, Fhave a tasGte, tChis stuff'sG too good toF go to waGste" "YCou aint'G tried nothingF 'til you tried this sauGce of mine"C (hey HGoss, hFer saucCe is boss)
I said "noCw, I don't wGanna hurt youFr pride" G "You're Ccooking is knowGn far and Fwide" G "But I'Cm expectedG home forF dinner so I must declinGe" (wonder why he must decline) BCut Dolly yeGlled "Fwhat's the matteGr buster, ACre you toGo old to cFut the mustaGrd?" AmI turned my silver head Gand I replied..G7.
"No,C I ain't too old to cut the A7mustard, I'm Fjust too tired to spreaGd it around" C "SoF I gotta turn you and your bar- b- que dowGn, dFown, Emdown,G7 down "SoC leave me alone, I'mC7 goin' on home to tFhe best home cookin in D7town" I aCin't too old to cut A7the mustard, just toFo tired to spread it arGound C
And you Cladies, youG're watchin' me Fsing and plaGy With my Cbelly kinda Gflabby and my Fhair kinda grGay And IC see you loGokin' thFat old time wayG at me...Cand meG FAnd me, anGd me
We haCte to sGee you get your Fhopes deflGated And uCh, we hGate to see you, Fuh, humiliGated So beCfore yoGu storm the staFge so shamelessly G
Slippin' us all them love notes...And flowers...And them motel ke
Let Gus decline so graciG7ously C A7. F G C You see, we ain't too old to cut the mustard, just too tired to spread it around On Fevery juicy little hamburger in this tGown, toFwn, tEmown, toG7wn C C7 F. D7 So leave me alone, I'm gonna go home to the best home cookin' I've found And weC ain't too old to cut thA7e mustard, just Fto tired toG spread it around C(around)A7 TFoo tired to sGpread it arouCnd A7 F G C