Key: C
Introduction:
C F C G
Oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh
C
Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla ice-cream
F
Old Augustus Jackson's got an ice-cream machine
G
He puts in a little flavour and sugar and ice
F
Then he mixes it with salt and cream
C
It taste real nice___
G C
Oooh-oooh
C
Augustus Jackson was a free black man
F
A chef at the White House for the Madisons
C
He came to Philadelphia when they set him free
G
He started making ice-cream on Goodwater Street
F
And the people all came
C
Calling out his flavours by name
G
Oooh-oooh
C
Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla ice-cream
F
Old Augustus Jackson's got an ice-cream machine
G
He puts in a little flavour and sugar and ice
F
Then he mixes it with salt and cream
C
And makes it taste mighty nice___
G C
Oooh-oooh
C
Augustus Jackson invented a way
F
To make ice-cream last for days and days
C
He built an empire up from the ground
G
By shipping ice-cream in tins all over town
F
No matter what flavour you are
C
You can fill up a spoon at Jackson's ice-cream bar
F C G C
Oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh
C
Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla ice-cream
F
Old Augustus Jackson's got an ice-cream machine
G
He puts in a little flavour and sugar and ice
F
Then he mixes it with salt and cream
C
It taste real nice___
G C
Oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh