Well, hell, I'm only 22-1/2 years late to this party.

Tim Jaques wrote:
"This is similar to a song I once heard on a Grand Ole Opry repeat on PBS, where the singer complained that the reason he was so short was because his family would never let him eat the last potato."

That would be "Take An Old Cold 'Tater And Wait", by Little Jimmy Dickens, a #7 country hit for him in 1949.

-P.