It's the latest, it's the greatest Mashed Potato, ya, ya ,ya A Mashed Potato started long time ago With a guy named Sloppy Joe You'll find this dance is so cool to do Come on baby, gonna teach it to you Mashed Potato, feel it in your feet now Mashed Potato, come on get the beat now Baby, come on honey, come on baby And then they dance it through and through They look for records they can do it to They got a dance was outta sight Doin' the lion sleeps tonight Mashed Potato, Ya a weem o wep a weem o wep Mashed Potato, ya, ya, ya, ya It's the latest, aw baby It's the greatest, come on honey Ya, ya ya, ya Now everybody is doin' fine They dance alone or in a big boss line And they discovered it's the most, man The day they did it to Please Mr. Postman Mashed Potato, wait a minute, wait a minute Mashed Potato, deliver de letter It's the latest, come on baby It's the greatest, oh honey Ya, ya, ya, ya Well they got with more and more Ya ought to see 'em around the floor The Mashed Potato ?????????? They even do it to Dear Lady Twist Mashed Potato, ya, ya, ya, ya It's the latest, come on baby It's the greatest, oh honey Mashed potato, feel the groovy beat now