Cover art for Hot Potatoes by The Kinks

Hot Potatoes

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Hot Potatoes Lyrics

My baby woke me up this mornin'
She said get down that labour exchange
And if you don't come home with a job son
You'll get no dinner to-day
You gotta secure me a weekly workin' wage
You'll get no more fancy cookin'
You'll get no more apple pie
You'll just get those plain hot potatoes
To satisfy your appetite

La la la la la la Potatoes
Boiled, French fried, any old way that you wanna decide
Hot potatoes, yeh
I want your lovin' every single day

I said I don't need your fancy cooking
I like the simple things in life
Just give me those plain hot potatoes
And I'll be well satisfied
They'll satisfy my appetite

La la la la la la Potatoes
Boiled, French fried, any old way that you wanna decide
Hot potatoes, yeh
I want your lovin' 60 minutes an hour
I want your lovin' 24 hours a day
I want your lovin' 7 days a week
Yeh, yeh, oh yeh
I want your love, I need your love
But all I get is hot potatoes
When I come home late at night
To satisfy my appetite
Don't give me no more potatoes
Boiled, French fried, any old way you wanna decide
Hot potatoes
I want your lovin' every single day
I want your lovin'

La la la la la la Potatoes
Boiled, French fried, any old way that you wanna decide
Hot potatoes, Hot potatoes, yeh

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Lead Vocals
Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Acoustic Guitar
Keyboards
Recorded At
Morgan Studios, London
Release Date
August 25, 1972
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