Lyrics to "You're My Little Potato" ??

[Robert Murray]

My wife goes around singing this little ditty:

You're my little potato,
You come from under the ground ...

I am told it was written by Mort Dahlgliesh, of Metamora. Does anyone
know the words to the rest of the song? We have a daughter (1 year old)
who wants it hear the rest of it.

Thanks,

==Bob Murray
==MIT
==mur...@media.mit.edu

[austin...@gmail.com]

You're my little potato, you're my little potato,
You're my little potato, they dug you up,
You come from underground,

The world is big, so big, so very big
To you, it's new, it's new to you.

You're my little potato, you're my little potato,
You're my little potato, they dug you up,
You come from underground.

Let's talk about root crops (they dug you up),
And lamb chops (they chew on you),
And things to eat...like apples
and cheese and 'nanas and cream,
Jellies and butter,
it's late at night, I hope this little bottle helps you go to sleep.

They must have grown you wild,
you make a grown man a child,
I'll go and play in the mud
to be with you my spud (potato).
When you came out looking red as a beet,
You had wrinkles on the bottoms of your feet!

Oh, you are so sweet potato!
You're my sweet potato,
you're my sweet potato, dug you up
You come from underground.

You smile, a smile, a little smile
The world is small, so small, it's very small

You're my little potato, you're my little potato,
you're my little potato, they dug you up,
You come from underground

You're my little potato, you're my little potato,
you're my little potato!

[bjenki...@gmail.com]

Any idea where I can find the music [chords] to the little potato song?

Thanks, Buddy Jenkins [ bjenki...@gmail.com ]

[samjmc...@gmail.com]

This is as I hear it. It's pretty strait forward. Those little dulcimer melodies are great to put to guitar if you don't play the hammers.

Little Potato: by Metamora

Hammer Dulcimer Interlude: Am, G, C, G

Chorus:
NC C F
You're my little potato
C G
You're my little potato
C

You're my little potato,

F G C C7Add4/F C
they dug you up You come from underground

Verse:
Am G C G
The world is big, So big; It's very big.
Am G C G
To you, It's new; It's new to you.

Chorus
Interlude solo!
Bridge:
F

Let's talk about root crops (they dug you up)

C
And lamb chops (they chew 'em)
A7 D7
And things to eat
G7
Like apples and cheese and 'nanas and cream, and jellies and butter.
B E B E A A7 D7 G7
It's late at night, I hope this little bottle helps you go to sleep...

F G

They must have grown you wild

F G
To make a grown man-child;
F G

I'll go and play in the mud

F G
To be with you, my spud;
F G
Potato, when you came out
F G
Looking red as a beet,
Bb G7
You had wrinkles on the bottoms of your feet.

Whoa, oh oh now,

You are so sweet, potato
2nd Chorus:

You're my sweet potato

You're my sweet potato, dug you up

You come from underground

Verse 2
You smile, A smile, A little smile.
The world is small,
So small
It's very small

chorus
Interlude 2x

You're my little potato
You're my little potato
You're my little potato...

...there are some extra changes at the end. I'm not sure. It's late and my little potato just woke. gotta go! Enjoy!

[loreew...@gmail.com]

Micheael franks did a great version I think

[liseh...@gmail.com]

This performance includes the composer playing hammer dulcimer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSim111DMo

[prikri...@gmail.com]

seeing this from 93 made me kind of happy. my dad used to sing us this song and in 93 my sister was 2. now i sing it to my son.

even better people are still replying 25 years later

[prikri...@gmail.com]

:)