Mashed Potato Time Cifras

Mashed Potato Time chords
Dee Dee Sharp  1962 *
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashed_Potato_Time
 
A
It's the latest, it's the greatest,
F#m
Mashed Potato, ya, ya ,ya, ya
 
A
A Mashed Potato started long time ago;
F#m
with a guy named Sloppy Joe
D
You'll find this dance is so cool to do;
E
Come on baby, gonna teach it to you.
 
A
Mashed Potato, feel it in your feet now
F#m
Mashed Potato, come on get the beat now
D
Baby, it's the latest, 
 
come on honey, it's the greatest,
        E
come on baby, ya, ya, ya, ya
 
A
And then they dance it through and through,
F#m
They look for records they can do it to
D
They found a dance what is outta sight;
E
Doing The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
 
A
Mashed Potato, ya a weem o wep a weem o wep,
F#m
Mashed Potato, ya, ya, ya, ya,
D
It's the latest, ah baby, (it s the greatest)
        E
come on honey, ya, ya, ya, ya
 
A F#m D E
 
A
Now everybody is doing fine,
E
They dance alone or in a big boss line
F#m
And they discovered it's the most, man;
E
the day they did it to Please Mr. Postman.
 
A
Mashed Potato, wait a minute, wait a minute
F#m
Mashed Potato, deliver de letter
D
It's the latest, come on baby, (it s the greatest)
        E
come on honey, ya, ya, ya, ya
 
A
Well they got with it more and more,
F#m
Ya ought to see 'em around the floor
D
The Mashed Potato, it s a long, long list ;
E
they even do it to the  Dear Lady Twist.
 
A
Mashed Potato, get up from your chair now
F#m
Mashed Potato, ya, ya, ya, ya
D
It's the latest, come on baby, (it s the greatest)
       E
Ah, ah honey, ya, ya, ya, ya
 
* Alternate:
 
Capo II
 
A   = G
F#m = Em
D   = C
E   = D
 
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