The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #122389   Message #2685104
Posted By: Mr Red
22-Jul-09 - 05:17 AM
Thread Name: Ice Cream Chimes: Folk?
Subject: RE: Ice Cream Chimes: Folk?
At the volumes I hear - introduction is a little understating the case.

But it does come from a long tradition of calling their wares. In the days of street cries ice cream sellers used to shout "Poco um Gecca" which morphed into Hokey Pokey. Well that was what I read but it may have been a fairly localised call & probably London.

round here "Greensleeves is my delight" (not).