PETER BENFAREMO - THE LEMON ICE KING
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We are gathered here tonight to sing Praises to the Lemon King! To lick the cup, life’s fleeting pleasure -- An absolute New York refresher treasure How many tastes How
many smiles How
many mmmmmmmmms Impossible to measure! What
is the appropriate Absolutely
not disproportionate Approach to the delectable Selectable Ineluctable Retractable Licking
of the cup? First pinch the pleats Twixt thumb and index Feel the seep of cold take hold Feel the chill thrill fill The ooooo natural reflex Your thumb your index
Reach you tongue around and up And feel young, feel young Aswirl atwirl a curl tart sweet Lick it nicey! Twice or thricey! Never asking what’s the pricey …. Close your eyes and taste the zing A royal visit to the Lemon King So much better than the ice cream From a
truck that rings That sappy ding-a-ling And I’m not just talkin’ bout the taste -- Ice is better for the waist! Though
his throne’s a glassed-in palace Though
the crown he wears is cotton Some
things in Lemon Kingdom Should
never be forgotten For
the King of Queens he does ordain During
his sessanta due – His 62-year reign ICES
MUST BE EATEN PLAIN! Though
the shovelers are the nicest THEY
WILL NOT MIX OR EXCHANGE ICES Every
nudnik bows in favor: Ices
are a single flavor And do
not ask him for a scoop They
use a shovel -- not a scoop With
an ice, a cup, an alley oop That
flips the ice fantastic Shovel’s
real steel, never plastic, Why you
wanna make a mess? When
you could taste the pure, the best No
inbetween Don’t
mix yellow with the green Lemon
with Pistachio ? Gets a
big Corona no no no! Peanut
butter better batter left alone An ice
is best ate solo -- Solamente
solo! If you
want to make the scene Make
it w/ the only King of Queens Peter Benfaremo If you
only know what he know No
matter where you gonna go Que
bella bella-issimo For nothing’s
nice as lemon ice Served
by Benfaremo So
tonight we give a token Before
this esteemed crowd To the
man who wears the crown Pete
Benfaremo! And
his incredible Persona As the
Lemon Ice King of Corona Where
Dapper Don and Don the Dork And
everyone who gets outta work Brings
their finest fancy champagne date To the
place Corona-ites will congregate Spaghetti
Park’s across the street And
half the universe shows up to meet Sweet
Pete Sengore Benfaremo Pete
the Lemon King Sees
puddles of sticky-fingered sunshine Sizzling
On the
sidewalks of New York Trip the ice fantastic Drip
so enthusiastic Pop
the cork For the
Lemon King of all New York! ~Bob Holman &
Steve Zeitlin |