It wasn't fun but it was a good source of fast cash.

Ice Damming by Barry Finn

It's winter in New England and throughout the land
The trucks will start rolling with all available hands
It's a party, a picnic, a past time, a plan
Over mountains of snow they attack the Ice Dams

    Chorus:
    And you hear everywhere the cry Ice Dam
    Down the flue like a fever it spreads through the land
    Man your pickups, your axes, every woman and man
    And answer the call and the cry Ice Dam

Blaze a path round a house in snow that's waist deep
Take a snow rake or shovel, clear up 3 feet
Crawl the edge of a dam on a roof that's too steep
And start pounding on ice and let nobody sleep

On a 40 foot ladder that slides on the ice
Out comes the homeowner who tries to be nice
I like what you're doing but I won't pay you're price
For a few dollars less would you still risk your life
Some shingles may break & the ice will sure fall                                                               But no more will the water run down your walls                                                               So pay us in cash & don't call our hall                                                                               Is it legal to be paid cash to have such a ball
Like ants, like termites we're all over your roof
We sing ice dam and drink 100 proof
It's our tough winter windfall & that's the dam truth
When ice damming is done we're a winter recluse
Copyright, Barry Finn 1996 (winter)