Everybody loves to see the ice cream man He spends his winters in his workshop Slaving in that northern creamery But when the weather south starts getting hot He loads his truck up full of treats It must be summer time When you hear those indescribable chimes ring Ding dong ding-a-dy ding-dy dong It must be summer love When you hear every man woman and child screams I scream you scream screaming for ice cream Every little boy, little girl goes running for their mommy and their papa Tryin' find that silver dollar going to buy them something sweet Maybe a bomb pop or an orange dream All the ladies getting fancy cause they want to meet him All the fellas frowning cause they really want to be him Who can resist a van Everybody loves to see the ice cream man Everybody loves to see the ice cream man Ding dong ding-a-dy ding dong Ding dong ding-a-dy ding dong His sundaes always come with sprinkles And every bar is served up with sweet dreams An ample supply of happiness And all the napkins you could need It must be summer time When you hear those indescribable chimes ring Ding dong ding-a-dy ding dong It must be summer love When you hear every man woman and child screams I scream you scream screaming for ice cream Every little boy, little girl goes running for their mommy and their papa Tryin' find that silver dollar going to buy them something sweet Maybe a bomb pop or orange dream All the ladies getting fancy cause they want to meet him All the fellas frowning cause they really want to be him Who can resist a van Everybody loves to see the ice cream man Ding dong ding-a-dy ding dong Everybody loves to see the ice cream man Ding dong ding-a-dy ding dong Everybody loves to see the ice cream man