If I were to live my life over
And could choose just five things to repeat
My very first choice would be Lemon Flake
Since age ten it’s my number one treat
They made Lemon Flake at the Ideal Dairy
They charged just two dips for a nickel
All of their flavors were scrumptious
Pineapple and Peach, not to mention Butter Brickle
On Sundays my dad brought us to the Ideal
Just up the road on Route Five-Seventy-Seven
He let us order all the dips that we wanted
For kids this was better than Heaven
Lemon Flake, of course, was always my choice
So creamy and tangy and rich
I’d drool at the very thought of it
One lick, my nose started to itch
I’d stop after school, buy a six dip cone
Ride home on my bike with one hand
Six dips would last the entire mile
Who could imagine anything more grand?
The Ideal shut down after I moved away
I’ve searched for Lemon Flake every year
Not in Chicago, New York, or Green Bay
Gone forever is my doleful fear
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