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 get up to the beat now mmm come on and twist your feet now baby come on honey come on baby mmm yeah yeah yeah yeah and then this dance just grew and grew they look for records they can do it to they found this dance was outta sight doin the lion sleeps tonight yeah weem o wep a weem o wep mmm yeah yeah yeah yeah aw baby come on honey yeah yeah yeah yeah now everybody is doin fine they dance alone or a big boss line then they discovered it s the most man the day they did it to please mr postman wait a minute wait a minute mmm deliver de letter come on baby oh honey yeah yeah yeah yeah  well they got with it more and more you ought to see em around the floor the mashed potato took a long long list they even do it to dear lady twist mmm get up from your chair now yeah yeah yeah yeah come on baby ah honey yeah yeah yeah yeah brrr feel that groovy beat now1