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