Lou Reed pays tribute to his favorite drink, a chocolate egg cream. There is much dispute over who invented this drink and how to make the best one, but it is generally accepted that a chocolate egg cream has neither eggs nor cream. Rather, it is made with milk, chocolate syrup, and seltzer water.
[Verse 1]
When I was a young man, no bigger than this
A chocolate egg cream was not to be missed
Some U-Bet's Chocolate Syrup, seltzer water mixed with milk
Stir it up into a heady fro, tasted just like silk
[Chorus]
You scream, I steam, we all want egg cream
You scream, I steam, we all want egg cream
[Verse 2]
Now you can go to Junior's, Dave's on Canal Street
I think there's Ken's in Boston, must be something in L.A
But Becky's on Kings Highway was the egg cream of choice
Hey if you don't believe me, go ask any of the boys
[Chorus]
You scream, I steam, we all want egg cream, ah
You scream, I steam, we all want egg cream
[Verse 3]
The only good thing I remember about P.S. 92
Was the egg cream served at Becky's, it was a fearsome brew
For 50 cents you got a shot, choco bubbles up your nose
That made it easier to deal with knife fights and kids pissing in the street
[Chorus]
You scream, I steam, we all want egg cream
Oh, you scream, I steam, we all want egg cream
[Verse 4]
So the next time you're in Brooklyn, please say hello for me
Totonno's for pizza, ice cream at Al and Shirley's
But mostly you go to Becky's, sit in a booth and say hello
Have some chocolate egg cream, one to stay and to go
[Chorus]
You scream, I steam, we all want egg cream
You scream, I steam, we all want egg cream
Hey hey, you scream, I scream, we all want egg cream
You scream, I steam ah, we all want egg cream