Sweet potatoes is a song full of sunshine, warmth and the happiness of a good meal on the way. Use it as a little clapping or action rhyme or at teatime to tempt the next spoonful into baby. Learn the song melody – it's track 21 in Livelytime Playsongs. Change the words to suit whatever's on the menu.
Soon as we all cook sweet potatoes, Sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes,
Soon as we all cook sweet potatoes Eat them right straight up!
Soon as we all slice a banana,
Slice a banana, slice a banana,
Soon as we all slice a banana,
Eat it right straight up!
Soon as we all mash up a pumpkin,
Mash up a pumpkin, mash up a pumpkin, Soon as we all mash up a pumpkin,
Eat it right straight up!
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