(It's the latest.)
(It's the greatest.)
(Mashed Potato.)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

(Ooo) a-Mashed Potato started long time ago,
(Wah-ooo.) With a guy named Sloppy Joe.
(Wah-ooo.) You'll find this dance is a-cool to do,
(Wah-ooo.) Come on baby, gonna teach it to you.

(Mashed Potato.) Hear that groovy beat, 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.)
Mmmm. Yeah, yeah yeah yeah.

(Ooo.) And then they dance just grew and grew,
(Wah-ooo.) They looked for records they could do it to,
(Wah-ooo.) They found this dance was a-outta sight,
(Wah-ooo.) To, "When the Lion Sleeps Tonight4."

(Mashed Potato.) Yeah, a-wimoweht, a-wimoweht-a4.
(Mashed Potato.) Mmmm. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
(It's the latest.) Ah-hahh, baby,
(It's the greatest.) Come on, honey,
(Mashed Potato.) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Instrumental break with backup singing "Wah-ooo."

(Ooo) Now everybody is a-doin' fine,
(Wah-ooo.) They dance alone or in a big boss line.
(Wah-ooo.) Then they discovered it's the most, man,
(Wah-ooo.) The day they did it to, "Please Mr. Postman5."

(Mashed Potato.) A-wait a minute, wait a minute.
(Mashed Potato.) Deliver de letter.
(It's the latest.) Come on, baby,
(It's the greatest.) Ah-hahh, honey,
(Mashed Potato.) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/BxhD(Ooo.) Well, they got with it more and more,
(Wah-ooo.) You ought to see 'em 'round the floor,
(Wah-ooo.) The Mashed Potato took a long, long list,
(Wah-ooo.) They even do it to, "Dear Lady Twist"6.

(Mashed Potato.) Get up from your chair, now.
(Mashed Potato.) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh.
(It's the latest.) Come on, baby,
(It's the greatest.) Ah-hahh, honey,
(Mashed Potato.) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fade.
(Mashed Potato.) Aggggrrr, feel that groovy beat, now...

MASHED POTATO TIME
Written by: Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddy
Gorman, Eddie Holland
Produced by: Kal Mann.1
Performed by: Dee Dee Sharp2-1962
Appears on: It's Mashed Potato Time-1962, Oldies But Goodies: Legendary
Hits-1979*, Rock'N'Roll: All #1 Hits, Vol. 1-1988*, Let's Dance-1994*,
Radio Gold-1997*, Philadelphia U.S.A.-2001*, The Best of Dee Dee Sharp
(1962-1966)-2005, Land of 1000 Dances-2006*, Malt Shop Memories: Juke Box
Gems-20063, et al. (*Compilations of various artists.)

1Both Dee Dee Sharp and Chubby Checker recorded for Cameo Parkway and
both were produced by Kal Mann. So if the backup singers and
instrumentation on this version sound the same to you as they do on Chubby
Checker's version, you're right.

2Covered by: Chubby Checker, The Sonics, & the Ventures.

3Transcribed from the track on this album.

4"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song by The Tokens from 1961. One of the
words from that song is "a-wimoweh." Sharp adds a "t" to the end of the
words in this song.

5"Please, Mr. Postman" is a song by The Marvelettes from 1961.

6"Dear Lady Twist" is a song from 1962 first recorded by Gary "U.S."
Bonds and covered by Chubby Checker.