The Mashed Potato started long time ago
With a guy named Sloppy Joe
You’ll find this dance is a cool to do
C’mon baby, gonna teach it to you
Mashed potatoes, hear that groovy beat, now
Mashed potatoes, c’mon twist your feet, now
Baby it’s the latest
It’s the greatest
Mashed Potatoes
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

And then this dance just a grew and grew
They looked for records they could do it to
They found this dance is a out of sight
To “When the Lion Sleeps Tonight”
Mashed potatoes, o-wimiweh, o-wimoweh
Mashed potatoes, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It’s the lastest
It’s the greatest
Mashed potatoes
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now everybody is a doin’ fine
They dance along, form a big boss line
And they discovered it’s the most, man
The day they did it to “Please, Mr. Postman”
Mashed potatoes, wait a minute, wait a minute
Mashed potatoes, deliver the letter
It’s the latest
It’s the greatest
Mashed potatoes
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Well they got with it more and more
You ought to see them crowd the floor
The mashed potatoes took a long list
They even do it to dear lady twist
Mashed potatoes, get up off your chair, now
Mashed potatoes, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It’s the latest
It’s the greatest
Mashed potatoes
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mashed potatoes
Yeah, yeah