Augustus Jackson - Ellis Paul

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Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla ice cream

Old Augustus Jackson’s got an ice cream machine

He puts in a little flavor, sugar and ice

The he mixes it with salt and cream

It taste real nice

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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 flavors by name

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Augustus Jackson invented a way

To make his ice cream last for days and days

He built his empire up from the ground

By shipping ice-cream in tins all over town

No matter what flavor you are

You can fill up a spoon at Jackson’s ice cream bar

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