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