Lyric discussion by john179139 

Cover art for Ice Cream for Crow lyrics by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band

It's about race and Reagan politics 1980. Crow is black people as in Jim Crow. Ice cream is candy corn.

beneath the symbol we'll all assemble oh how we'll fly oh how we'll tremble cut the cake we'll all get well turn up the speakers hop flop squawk it's a keeper ice cream for show ice cream for crow now now that's it now you can go