mashed potatoes
tom paxton
i'll eat my mashed potatoes all day long
billy took his lunch box to school on maple street
the whistle blew at twelve o'clock
they all took out their sandwiches and then they gathered 'round
as bill looked in his lunch box
and this is what they found
i'll eat my mashed potatoes all day long
the family took an auto ride one sunny afternoon
the engine coughed and sputtered like a banjo out of tune
but now they've got it running like it's never gonna stop
'cause they emptied out the gasoline and filled it to the top
i'll eat my mashed potatoes all day long
astronauts were landing spaceships on the surface of the moon
they a step for humankind and sang a happy tune
for they had found when they stepped down it wasn't made of cheese
would you take a look at these?"