Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Hi there everybody
We're the modern lovers
We're gonna sing about the ice cream man for ya
Well now, ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
I heard your truck outside, (ice cream man) it's really neat
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block
Your little chimes, they reel and they rock
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your bell (ding ding)
Play the music (ice cream ...) I've (... man) learned to love so well (ding ding)
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes (ding ding)
In the afternoon so fine.
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
I heard your truck today, it was a-neat, a-neat, a-neat
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block now
Your chimes, (your chimes they reel and rock)
Now, ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
Your little truck, you know, (ice cream man) is a-neat, neat
And ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block
I heard your chimes, I know they reel and they rock
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) on my street
Your little truck, you know, is a-neat, a-neat, a-neat
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block
Your chimes, (your chimes, they reel and rock)
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
You heard your truck today, it's (ice cream man ) neat, neat
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes
In the afternoon so fine
One more time
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your bell, (ding ding)
Play the music I've (ice cream man) learned to love (ding ding)
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes (ding ding)
In the afternoon so fine
We're the modern lovers
We're gonna sing about the ice cream man for ya
Well now, ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
I heard your truck outside, (ice cream man) it's really neat
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block
Your little chimes, they reel and they rock
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your bell (ding ding)
Play the music (ice cream ...) I've (... man) learned to love so well (ding ding)
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes (ding ding)
In the afternoon so fine.
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
I heard your truck today, it was a-neat, a-neat, a-neat
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block now
Your chimes, (your chimes they reel and rock)
Now, ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
Your little truck, you know, (ice cream man) is a-neat, neat
And ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block
I heard your chimes, I know they reel and they rock
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) on my street
Your little truck, you know, is a-neat, a-neat, a-neat
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block
Your chimes, (your chimes, they reel and rock)
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
You heard your truck today, it's (ice cream man ) neat, neat
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes
In the afternoon so fine
One more time
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your bell, (ding ding)
Play the music I've (ice cream man) learned to love (ding ding)
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes (ding ding)
In the afternoon so fine
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Ice Cream Man Lyrics as written by Jonathan Michael Richman
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