Vanilla

A B A F#m B A B A F#m B A B A F#m B Well now, it was a hot day in July; A F#m B I had ice cream on my mind. A F#m I went up to the ice cream stand -- A I said, "Ooh, ooh, Mr. Ice Cream Man. A B "I want to start with a great big double dip A F#m B Of a raspberry sherbet and a chocolate chip, A B A lemon ice, and on top of that A I want a rocky road -- now hold on to your hat. A F#m B "I want a blueberry boysenberry butter pecan. A B And If you tell me your pistachio's gone? A B I'm gonna take my betty and bop your boop." A He said, "Hold on baby, I will give you the scoop." A F#m He said, "Vanilla, B E all we got's A F#m Vanil-la la-la lalalala, B E the whole world wants A F#m Vanil-la la-la lalalala, B E so that's what I'm A Sellin' now." A F#m B "Uh, huh." But I said no and I trucked on down A F#m B To the funkiest bar in the funk part of town. A F#m The sign on the door said, "Live Music Tonight". A I said, "Ooh! All right!" A B "Let's start with a horn that sounds like Miles, A F#m B A Lady Day singer singin' "God Bless the Child", A B A Charlie Parker type saxophone, A Eubie Green on the slide trombone." A F#m B "I want drums. You know I don't care which -- F#m B Gimme Philly Joe Jones, or Buddy Rich. A B I want a bass that sounds just like Ray Brown's." A He said, "Hold on daddy, slow your tempo down." He said, "Vanilla, B E all we plays A F#m Vanil-la la-la lalalala, B E the whole world wants A F#m Vanil-la la-la lalalala, B E so that's what I'm A Sellin' now." A F#m B And so with no ice cream and without no song, A F#m B I walked the streets the whole night long A F#m B Till I come upon a little miss flippety-flop A I said, "Ooh baby! Come to pop!" A B I said, "I'll bring the booze baby, get the trapeze. A F#m B I'll put on my snorkel, you get down on your knees. A F#m B We'll bounce to the sky on your vibratin' bed A While you throw Mallomars at my head." A F#m B "I'm gonna dress you up in aluminum foil, A F#m B Fill up the bathtub with Mazola oil. A B I'll bring the mask honey, you bring the hash." A She says, "Hold on baby, all the freakies are past." She said, "Vanilla, B E all I do is vanilla A F#m Vanil-la la-la lalalala, B E the whole world wants A F#m Vanil-la la-la lalalala, B E so that's what I'm A Sellin' now."