It's the latest, it's the greatest,
Mashed Potato, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
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, peel it to me now,
Mashed Potato, come on and twist your feet now baby,
It's the latest, come on honey,
It's the greatest, come on baby,
Mashed Potato, yeah, yeah, yeah
And then this dance just 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, yeah a weem o wep a weem o wep,
Mashed Potato, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
It's the latest, aw baby,
It's the greatest, come on honey,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
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,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well they got with more and more,
Ya ought to see 'em around the floor,
The Mashed Potato, the long long list,
They even do it to Dear Lady Twist.
Mashed Potato, get up from your chair now,
Mashed Potato, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's the latest, come on baby,
It's the greatest, oh honey,
Mashed Potato, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.