[Verse 1: Surf-rock male lead, fast and frantic] Ninety-eight degrees and the blacktop sweats Hydrant's wide open and the whole street's wet I roll in slow with the jingle on loud Kids come running like a sprinkler crowd Then around the corner comes a pink machine Same song, faster, with a sticker that says Queen She parks on my corner by the basketball court Kids switch sides like it's some kind of sport [Pre-Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, rising] Two trucks, one block, ninety-nine kids Somebody's melting, and I know whose it is [Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, all-out] I scream, you scream, the whole block screams Rocket bars dripping down a thousand jeans Brain freeze, brain freeze, I can't think straight I scream, you scream, the whole block screams [Verse 2: Surf-rock male lead, faster] She undercuts my prices by a quarter a cone Throws in the sprinkles and she works alone I crank my jingle, and she cranks hers higher Whole block sounds like a carnival gone haywire Monday she's early, Tuesday I'm there at nine Wednesday we're fighting at the end of the line Thursday she waves, and I almost wave back Friday I'm parking right behind her, that's a fact [Pre-Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, rising] Two trucks, one block, ninety-nine kids Somebody's melting, and I know whose it is [Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, all-out] I scream, you scream, the whole block screams Rocket bars dripping down a thousand jeans Brain freeze, brain freeze, I can't think straight I scream, you scream, the whole block screams [Bridge: Surf-rock male lead, surf glissando, the reverb guitar dives down the neck] Then both of our engines quit in the heat Freezers going warm in the middle of the street Two hundred cones about to turn into soup She looks at me, I look at her, and we call a truce [Verse 3: Surf-rock male lead, grinning, back at full speed] One generator working, so we run one cord Her cones, my bars, and the kids get more We run one route now, we split it at the park Her song in the morning, and mine until dark Same truck now, it's half pink and half blue Two jingles at once, and the block sings through [Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, all-out] I scream, you scream, the whole block screams Rocket bars dripping down a thousand jeans Brain freeze, brain freeze, I can't think straight I scream, you scream, the whole block screams [End]
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