Suffer Time Can I Still Call Him Daddy". Both "Would You Hold It Against Me" and "Before the Ring on Your Finger Turns Green" was nominated for a Grammy award for "Best Female Country Vocal Performance". Some of the songs on this album were written by West herself, including her big hit, "Would You Hold It Against Me". "Suffer Time" is one of West's best-known albums. All tracks composed by Dottie and Bill West; except where indicated Album – Billboard (North America) Singles – Billboard (North America) Suffer Time Suffer Time is an album by country music singer, Dottie West, released in
Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder or a Private with a Chicken On Your Knee? Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder or a Private with a Chicken On Your Knee? "Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder or a Private with a Chicken On Your Knee?" is a World War I song that became a hit for songwriter and performer Arthur Fields in 1919. His version was recorded for Columbia records. The song was composed by Sidney D. Mitchell with words by Archie Gottler. It was published by Leo Feist in 1918. The song uses the colloquial in comparing a "bird" colonel's life to