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In summer when the sun is high,
And children's lips are parched and dry, / An ice is just the thing to try. / So this young man who comes, 'tis plain, / From Saffron Hill or Leather Lane, / A store of pence will quickly gain. / "A lemon ice for me," says Fred; / Cries Sue, "No, have a cream instead." / "A raspberry!" shouts Newsboy Ned. / "What fun! Although we're now in June, / It feels" -- says Ned -- "this afternoon, / Like eating winter with a spoon!"