A companion song to “Any Rags?”, 1904.
Words and music by Bert Potter.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- You have heard of the man who shouts “Any old Rags”
Of the man who wants scissors to grind
Or the man who goes round, “Umbrellas to mend”
And you’ve heard of the “Man behind”
When the weather is hot
You have use for them not
And you wish they were out of your way
But the welcome cry, when the Ice Man’s nigh
If you listen you’ll hear him say
Chorus
Any ice? any ice?
Will you have any ice today?
Any ice? any ice?
If he happens to pass your way
Put your ice card out he will surely shout
For he hasn’t got long to stay, Whoa!
Any ice? any ice?
Will you have any ice today?
- If you live in a flat at the top of the house
And there’s nine or ten flights he must climb
Then you shout from on high
You must have ice or die
Then he says he’ll come up next time
When you ponder and think
You have nothing to drink
And your ice has all melted away
The familiar sound, for the Ice Man’s round
And you wait till you hear him say
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: