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 found this dance was outta sight

Doin' the lion sleeps tonight

(Mashed Potato) Yeah, a weem o wep a weem o wepa

(Mashed Potato) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

(It's the latest) Aw, baby

(It's the greatest) Come on honey

(Mashed Potato) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now everybody is doin' fine

They dance along for a big [...?] time

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

(Mashed Potato) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Well they got with it, more and more

You 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

(Mashed Potato) Peel it to me, baby