Track 1 of the EP Ribbons on the Handlebars · 2014
The Ice-Cream Van Plays Mozart
“We heard an ice-cream van outside a venue and the whole choir stopped mid-soundcheck. Tobias said it needed a proper orchestral reply.”
classical crossover · choral pop · playful pop · 3:35
Lyrics
Here it comes round the corner on a sweltering afternoon A little van and a little tune Everybody drops their spades, their chores, their cares And races down the pavement, tumbling down the stairs Pennies in my pocket, sun upon my face There is nowhere else on earth I would rather be in this place The ice-cream van plays Mozart Sweet and slow and slightly out of tune Cones in the cobbled street, sticky hands and dancing feet Singing to the summer afternoon The ice-cream van plays Mozart Everyone is humming, everyone is whole A little bit of heaven on a hot and happy road Melting in the bowl of the soul The driver wears a paper hat and winks at every child He knows who wants the sprinkles and who wants the flake gone wild Grandmothers in doorways, teenagers on the wall The whole street is a chorus when the ice-cream van does call Pennies in my pocket, sun upon my face There is nowhere else on earth I would rather be in this place The ice-cream van plays Mozart Sweet and slow and slightly out of tune Cones in the cobbled street, sticky hands and dancing feet Singing to the summer afternoon The ice-cream van plays Mozart Everyone is humming, everyone is whole A little bit of heaven on a hot and happy road Melting in the bowl of the soul Round the bend it goes, slowly fading The tune hangs in the air, sweet and shading We lick the last drip down and we wave Until tomorrow, brave little wave The ice-cream van plays Mozart Sweet and slow and slightly out of tune Cones in the cobbled street, sticky hands and dancing feet Singing to the summer afternoon The ice-cream van plays Mozart Everyone is humming, everyone is whole A little bit of heaven on a hot and happy road Melting in the bowl of the soul Hum it once more, hum it once more Down the street and out the door