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It's the latest it's the greatest
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Mashed Potato ya ya ya

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A Mashed Potato started long time ago
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With a guy named Sloppy Joe
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You'll find this dance is so cool to do
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Come on baby gonna teach it to you

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Mashed Potato feel it in your feet now
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Mashed Potato come on get the beat now
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Baby It's the latest
come on baby It's the greatest
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come on honey Ya ya ya ya

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And then they dance it through and through
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They look for records they can do it to
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They got a dance is outta sight
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Doin' the lion sleeps tonight

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Mashed Potato Ya a weem o wep a weem o wep
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Mashed Potato ya ya ya ya
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Baby It's the latest
come on baby It's the greatest
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come on honey Ya ya ya ya

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Now everybody is doin' fine
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They dance alone or in a big boss line
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And they discovered it's the most man
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The day they did it to Please Mr Postman

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Mashed Potato wait a minute wait a minute
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Mashed Potato deliver de letter
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Baby It's the latest
come on baby It's the greatest
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come on honey Ya ya ya ya

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Well they got with more and more
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Ya ought to see 'em around the floor
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The Mashed Potato
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They even do it to Dear Lady Twist