Any Ice? 1904

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 11 November 2010
2010

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:

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?

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 much 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:

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?

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?

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Any Ice? 1904
dedicated to my friend Jack McDevitt
by Bert Potter who wrote this as a companion song to
Any Rags?
© MCMIV by Geo.M.Krey
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 11 November 2010 at 12.20
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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