...POTATO'S IN THE PADDYWAGON... by The Main Street Singers --------------------------------........................... *from 'A Mighty Wind Original Soundtrack' (2003)* Chorus 1: 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. Interlude: Verse 1: One night mama went to fetch us up a sweet potato; Fell down the cellar stairs. Stork dropped in while she was on the floor, So my sister was born down there. Bridge 1: Daddy says this'n will be nothin' but a misery; Never will be worth a damn. But mama just loved her little sweet, Potato baby, With a face like a parboiled yam. Chorus 2: 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. Interlude: Verse 2: Potato grew up to be as pretty as a peach, In her calico and honey yellow curls. Went to he apple cider ball at the arm'ry, With all the other ripe and ready girls. Bridge 2: Sheriff Dan Pike picked Po-tato for the polka, But she spurned him with a fiddle de-dee. And be-fore she could turn around, And find another partner; Sheriff took her into custo-dy. Chorus 3: 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: Mama'n' daddy put together quite a little posse, Countin' me and Jack and cousin Will. We all hopped into the old Chevy pickup, And we caught 'em at the top of the hill. Bridge 3: Daddy took his Remington and shot away the lock, For to set his little darlin' free. (n.) But Po-tato said: "Daddy, shut the gol-dern door; Sheriff wants to marry me!" Chorus 4: Let'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 just ain't fair. Let'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, Mama says it's more...than fair! CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 320003 022000 x02220