D
Come on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon, gotta get her outta there,
DCome on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon, mama says it just ain't fair.
G Em D
Verse 1:
D G
One night mama went to fetch us up a sweet potato,
A DFell down the cellar stairs,
Stork dropped in while she was on the floor,
A DSo my sister was born down there.
Bridge 1:
A D
Daddy says this'n will be nothin' but a misery,
Never will be worth a damn,
D GBut mama just loved her little sweet potato baby,
A DWith a face like a parboiled yam.
Chorus 2
Come on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon, gotta get her outta there,
DCome on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon, mama says it just ain't fair.
G Em D
Verse 2:
Potato grew up to be as pretty as a peach,
A DIn her calico and honey yellow curls,
D GWent to the apple cider ball at the arm'ry
With all the other ripe and ready girls.
Bridge 2:
A D
Sheriff Dan Pike, picked Po-tato for the polka,
G D ABut she spurned him with a fiddle de-dee,
And be-fore she could turn around and find another partner,
A DSheriff took her into custo-dy.
Chorus 3
D
Come on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon, gotta get her outta there,
Come on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon, mama says it just ain't fair.
Verse 3:
D G
Mama'n' daddy put together quite a little posse
A DCountin' me and Jack and cousin Will,
We all hopped into the old Chevy pickup
A DAnd we caught 'em at the top of the hill,
Bridge 3:
A D
Daddy took his Remington and shot away the lock,
For to set his little darlin' free,
D (n.c)
But Po-tato said, "Daddy, shut the gol-dern door,
A DSheriff wants to marry me!"
Chorus 4
Let's go boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon, guess we better leave her there,
DLet's go boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon, mama says it's more than fair,
DLet's go boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon, guess we better leave her there,
Let's go boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon, mama says it's more than fair,
G A DMama says it's more than fair
G A D A DMama says it's more...than fair!
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