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angelalala has a post up asking for summer songs. I listed some, and it made me think of Jan and Dean's classic tune, "Popsicle." Recorded back when men were men and ice cream trucks played bells instead of grossly amplified Casios, it's a family favorite. Of mine. I think my family kind of likes it too.

My phys ed teacher's got me working too hard
Relax after school sitting out in the yard
Just me and my baby I'm holding her hand
And then pop ding a ling here comes that popsicle man

Orange lemon cherry and lime
Fudge tutti frutti and a grape that's fine
Buy one for me and one for my chick
A lot of good eating on a popsicle stick

REFRAIN

Popsicle... (b'b' ba ba b'b'b' ba ba b'b'b' ba...)
Popsicle... (b'b' ba ba b'b'b' ba ba b'b'b' ba...)
If you want to keep cool it does the trick
And it comes on a stick!

Some people buy popsicles just for kicks
But me and my baby we save the sticks
To keep brother and sister quiet as a mouse
We give them popsicle sticks to build a popsicle house

REFRAIN
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE

So when you hear the bell go ding a ling
That's the popsicle man and he's the goody king
Save popsicle wrappers and before long
You'll win a phonograph to play this record on

REFRAIN repeats while fading out

It's got everything a song should have. Rhymes, sound effects, bass-man scat singing, and high voice singing. And it comes on a stick!
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[meggins.livejournal.com]

We're lucky. The ice cream truck that goes around here has, maybe not bells but a nice bell-like tune that sounds totally like summer to me. No overamplification at all.