Way back in 1925 young Allan Odell pitched this great sales idea to his father, Clifford. Use small, wooden roadside signs to pitch their product, Burma-Shave, a brushless shaving cream. Dad wasn't wild about the idea but eventually gave Allan $200 to give it a try.
It didn't take long for sales to soar. Soon Allan and his brother Leonard were putting up signs all over the place. At first the signs were pure sales pitch but as the years passed they found their sense of humor extending to safety tips and pure fun. And some good old-fashioned down home wisdom, much of it obtained from contests (click here for a fuller account).
At the height of their popularity there were 7,000 Burma-Shave signs stretching across America. The familiar white on red signs, grouped by four, fives and sixes, were as much a part of a family trip as irritating your kid brother in the back seat of the car. You'd read first one, then another, anticipating the punch line on number five and the familiar Burma-Shave on the sixth.
The signs cheered us during the Depression and the dark days of World War II. But things began to change in the late Fifties. Cars got faster and superhighways got built to accomodate them. The fun little signs were being replaced by huge, unsightly billboards.
By 1963 they were all gone. As befits such an important part of American culture, one set is preserved by the Smithsonian Institution. It reads:
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Shave the modern way No brush No lather No rub-in Big tube 35 cents drug stores Burma-Shave |
Goodbye! shaving brush Half a pound for Half a dollar Very fine for the skin Druggists have it Cheer up face the war is over Burma-Shave |
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Holler Half a pound for Half a dollar Oh boy! Shaving joy Complexion save Burma-Shave |
Shave the modern way Wash the face Apply with fingers Shave Big tube 35 cents Burma-Shave |
One of the great discoveries Goodbye! shaving brush Old men look younger Young men look handsomer Very fine for the skin Burma-Shave |
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Takes the "H" out of shave Makes it save Saves complexion Saves time & money No brush no lather Burma-Shave |
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Every shaver Now can snore Six more minutes Than before By using Burma-Shave |
Your shaving brush Has had its day So why not Shave the modern way With Burma-Shave |
Two Hundred Thousand Men Use Burma-Shave |
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Half a pound For Half a dollar Spread on thin Above the collar Burma-Shave |
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One pound -- 85 cents Half pound -- 50 cents Big tube -- 35 cents Don't put it off Put it on Burma-Shave |
Does your husband Misbehave Grunt and grumble Rant and rave Shoot the brute some Burma-Shave |
Shaving brushes Such a bother Burma-Shave Looks good To Father |
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Early to bed Early to rise Was meant for those Old fashioned guys Who didn't use Burma-Shave |
Be No Longer Lather's slave Treat yourself to Burma-Shave |
Uncle Rube Buys tube One week Looks sleek Like sheik Burma-Shave |
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Tho stiff The beard That Nature gave It shaves like down With Burma-Shave |
Shaving brushes You'll soon see 'em Way down east In some Museum Burma-Shave |
Five Hundred Thousand Men Use Burma-Shave |
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Cheer up face The war is past The "h" is out Of shave At last Burma-Shave |
Half a pound For Half a dollar At the drug store Simply holler Burma-Shave |
Shaving brushes You'll soon see 'em On the shelf In some Museum Burma-Shave |
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Six Hundred Thousand Men Use Burma-Shave |
1880 A.D. Straight razor and Shaving soap 1930 A.D. Safety razor and Burma-Shave |
The 50 cent jar So large By heck Even the Scotch Now shave the neck Burma-Shave |
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Are your whiskers When you wake Tougher than A two-bit steak? Try Burma-Shave |
Modern man Spreads it on Pats it in Shaves it off See him grin Burma-Shave |
Buy a tube Use it one week If you then want Your money back Send us the tube Burma-Shave |
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Hinky-dinky Parley voo Cheer up the face The war Is thru Burma-Shave |
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Eight Hundred Thousand Men Use Burma-Shave |
Take a tip For your trip No wet brush To soak Your grip Burma-Shave |
Film protects Your neck And chin So your razor Won't dig in Burma-Shave |
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The one horse shay Has had its day So has the brush And lather way Use Burma-Shave |
It's a good Old Spanish custom Take your mug And brush And bust 'em Burma-Shave |
No matter how You slice it It's still your face Be humane Use Burma-Shave |
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Hello druggist I don't mean maybe Yes Sir! That's the baby Burma-Shave |
Half a pound For Half a buck Come on shavers You're in luck Burma-Shave |
Golfers! If fewer strokes Are what you crave You're out of the rough With Burma-Shave |
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Tho tough And rough From wind and wave Your cheek grows sleek With Burma-Shave |
Shaving brush All wet And hairy I've passed you up For sanitary Burma-Shave |
Makes shaving A Grin game Not A skin game Burma-Shave |
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Political pull May be Of use For razor pull There's no excuse Burma-Shave |
Listen shavers Knock on wood When offered Something "Just as good" Burma-Shave |
_____(Hebrew) _____(Chinese) _____(Greek) The best shave In any language Burma-Shave |
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A shave That's real No cuts to heal A soothing Velvet after-feel Burma-Shave |
The cannoneers With hairy ears On wiry whiskers Used tin shears Until they found Burma-Shave |
The tube's A whopper 35 cents Easy shaving Low expense Burma-Shave |
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Bargain hunters Gather 'round Fifty cents Buys Half a pound Burma-Shave |
From New York town To Pumpkin Holler It's half a pound For Half a dollar Burma-Shave |
Free Illustrated Jingle book In every Package Burma-Shave |
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You'll love your wife You'll love her paw You'll even love Your mother-in-law If you use Burma-Shave |
For painting Cow-shed Barn or fence That shaving brush Is just immense Burma-Shave |
Give the guy The toe of your boot Who tries To hand you A substitute for Burma-Shave |
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When the jar Is empty Wife begins to sing "For spices, jam & jelly That jar is just the thing" Burma-Shave |
Lawyers, doctors Sheiks and bakers Mountaineers and undertakers Make their bristly beards behave By using brushless Burma-Shave |
Several million Modern men Will never go back To the brush again Burma-Shave |
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Moonlight And roses Whiskers Like Moses Just don't go together Burma-Shave |
The millionth man Has joined Our ranks Of happy shavers Many thanks! Burma-Shave |
Travelers! All You need is A razor And Burma-Shave |
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Late risers! Shave in just 2 minutes flat Kiss your wife Grab your hat Burma-Shave |
Little shavers Don't overlook Illustrated Jingle book In every package Burma-Shave |
It's not toasted It's not dated But look out -- It's imitated Insist on Burma-Shave |
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Shaving brush Was like Old rover When he died He died all over Burma-Shave |
Wise old Sandy Shopped around This is what Old Sandy found 50 cents buys half a pound Burma-Shave |
The answer to A maiden's Prayer Is not a chin Of stubby hair Burma-Shave |
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Shaving brush Don't you cry You'll be a Shoe dauber By and by Burma-Shave |
Within this vale Of toil And sin Your head grows bald But not your chin -- use Burma-Shave |
Free offer! Free offer! Rip a fender Off your car Mail it in for A half-pound jar Burma-Shave |
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Everything In it Is fine For the Skin Burma-Shave |
He played A sax Had no B.O. But his whiskers scratched So she let him go Burma-Shave |
Bridge prize For men Just half a buck Try it, hostess Change your luck Burma-Shave |
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Thrifty shavers Now are found Buying shaves By the pound One lb. jar 85 cents Burma-Shave |
Ruddy cheeks And face Of tan Neatly shaven What a man! Burma-Shave |
If your hubby Trumps your ace Here's something That will Save his face Burma-Shave |
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Mug and brush Old Adam Had 'em Is your husband Like Adam, Madam? Burma-Shave |
25 prizes Every week Thruout the football season You'll find you'd rather Use no lather B'golly there's a reason Burma-Shave |
To shaving brush I need Not cling I will not hush Of thee I sing Burma-Shave |
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Prize contest details May be obtained At football broadcast Every Saturday Over WCCO Burma-Shave |
Hit 'em high Hit 'em low Follow your team Over WCCO And win a prize Burma-Shave |
Hit 'em high Hit 'em low It's action rooters crave Millions boast -- millions toast The All-American shave Burma-Shave |
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There's football in the air And prizes for all to share Accept our invitation WCCO's the station (Many prizes Get your share) |
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He had the ring He had the flat But she felt his chin And that Was that Burma-Shave |
Your beauty, boys Is just Skin deep What skin you've got You ought to keep Burma-Shave |
The answer to A shaver's dream A greaseless No brush Shaving cream Burma-Shave |
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When cutting Whiskers You don't need To leave one half Of them for seed Burma-Shave |
Every day We do Our part To make your face A work of art Burma-Shave |
Noah had whiskers In the ark But he wouldn't get by On a bench In the park Burma-Shave |
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The bearded lady Tried a jar She's now A famous Movie star Burma-Shave |
Jonah took No brush To mop his face Where Jonah went He needed space Burma-Shave |
The game laws Ought to Let you shoot The bird who hands you A substitute Burma-Shave |
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Bachelor's quarters Dog on the rug Whiskers to blame No one To hug Burma-Shave |
Bristly beard Or silky fuzz Just shave 'em back To where They was Burma-Shave |
Tho living costs Are upward bound Four bits Still buys Half a pound Burma-Shave |
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Lather was used By Daniel Boone He lived A 100 years Too soon Burma-Shave |
Pity all The mighty Caesars They pulled Each whisker out With tweezers Burma-Shave |
Beneath this stone Lies Elmer Gush Tickled to death By his shaving brush Burma-Shave |
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College boys! Your courage muster Shave off That fuzzy Cookie duster Burma-Shave |
Every second Without fail Some store Rings up Another sale Burma-Shave |
That "pink toothbrush" Is a curse But that pink razor's A darn sight worse Use Burma-Shave |
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His face was smooth And cool as ice And oh Louise! He smelled So nice Burma-Shave |
Water heater Out of kilter Try the brushless Whisker Wilter Burma-Shave |
Helps Your budget Hold its ground Half a dollar Half a pound Burma-Shave |
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Dewhiskered Kisses Defrost The Misses Burma-Shave |
With 200 kinds From which to choose 2 million men Prefer To use Burma-Shave |
Avoid the store Which claims You should Buy something else That's just as good Burma-Shave |
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If you think She likes Your bristles Walk bare-footed Through some thistles Burma-Shave |
Grandpa's beard Was stiff and coarse And that's what Caused his Fifth divorce Burma-Shave |
Cutie invited Varsity hop Guy full Of whiskers Party a flop Burma-Shave |
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I just joined The young man said A nudist camp Is my face red? No! I use Burma-Shave |
20 miles per gal. Says well-known car To go 10,000 Miles per gal By half-pound jar Burma-Shave |
You know Your onions Lettuce suppose This beets 'em all Don't turnip your nose Burma-Shave |
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It took years To perfect For you A brushless cream That's greaseless too Burma-Shave |
Tube Immense 35 cents Easy shaving Low expense Burma-Shave |
Keep well To the right Of the oncoming car Get your close shaves From the half-pound jar Burma-Shave |
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Be a modern Paul Revere Spread the news From ear To ear Burma-Shave |
Whiskers long Made Samson strong But Samson's gal She done Him wrong Burma-Shave |
At Xmas time And birthdays too We solve Your problems right For you -- give Burma-Shave |
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Half a buck Half a pound No substitute Is ever found For Burma-Shave |
Enthusiastic user Henry J. McLass Spreads our product On the lawn When he cuts the grass Burma-Shave |
The happy golfer Find with glee The shave That suits him To a tee Burma-Shave |
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Eeny-meeny Miny-mo Save your skin Your time Your dough Burma-Shave |
Shaving brush Is out of date Use the Razor's Perfect mate Burma-Shave |
If substitution He should try Just look that clerk Right in the eye And bellow Burma-Shave |
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Riot at Drug store Calling all cars 100 customers 99 jars Burma-Shave |
Shaving brush And soapy smear Went out of Style with Hoops my dear Burma-Shave |
Ed's face Is rough And rugged Ed's wife Doesn't hug Ed Burma-Shave |
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To get Away from Hairy apes Ladies jump From fire escapes Burma-Shave |
Special treatment Every hair Holds it up And cuts It square Burma-Shave |
Your razor Floats thru The hair With the Greatest of ease Burma-Shave |
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To every man His shave Is best Until he makes The final test Burma-Shave |
Golfers! Hole in one Is quite a feat Unless that hole Is in your meat Burma-Shave |
If you And whiskers Do hobnob Some sailor gob Will steal your squab Burma-Shave |
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If you're just An average man Wanting to look The best you can Use Burma-Shave |
The cream Preserves Pa's razor blade The jar preserves Ma's marmalade Burma-Shave |
Smith Brothers Would look immense If they'd just Cough up 50 cents For half pound jar Burma-Shave |
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Jimmie said a naughty word Jimmie's mother overheard Soapsuds? No! He preferred Burma-Shave |
Congressman Pipp Lost the election Babies he kissed Had no protection To win -- use Burma-Shave |
Let's give the Clerk a hand Who never Palms off Another brand Burma-Shave |
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His tenor voice She thought divine Till whiskers Scratched Sweet Adeline Burma-Shave |
Old McDonald On the farm Shaved so hard He broke his arm Then he bought Burma-Shave |
As you journey Down the years Your mirror is The glass that cheers If you use Burma-Shave |
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Cheer cheer The gang's All here Riding along Three million strong for Burma-Shave |
Hear about The jolly tar It smelled so good He ate A jar Burma-Shave |
Cooties love Bewhiskered places Cuties love the Smoothest faces Shaved by Burma-Shave |
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Free! Free!! A trip To Mars For 900 Empty jars Burma-Shave |
All these years Your skin Has dried Why not moisten Up your hide Burma-Shave |
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Holler! Half a pound For half a dollar Isn't that A cheerful earful? Burma-Shave |
Drive With care Be alive When you Arrive Burma-Shave |
Week-old beard So masked his face His bull dog Chased him Off the place Burma-Shave |
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Little Willie Modern soul Busted Papa's Brush and bowl Nice work Willie Burma-Shave |
'Mid rising Taxes Soaring rents Still half a pound For fifty cents Burma-Shave |
Substitutes! Smooth guys sell 'em Easy marks use 'em Well groomed men Always refuse 'em Burma-Shave |
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Every Sheba Wants a sheik Strong of muscle Smooth of cheek Burma-Shave |
If HER whiskers Scratched YOUR cheek You would Send her out To seek Burma-Shave |
The cannibals Took just one view And said He looks too nice To stew Burma-Shave |
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You've laughed At our signs For many a mile Be a sport Give us a trial Burma-Shave |
If harmony Is what You crave Then get A tuba Burma-Shave |
The burma girls In Mandalay Dunk bearded lovers In the bay Who don't use Burma-Shave |
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Kids! Attention! 44 best jingles Used so far In jingle book With tube or jar Burma-Shave |
Men Who've tested Every brand Are just the ones Who now demand Burma-Shave |
It's in The bag Of every man Who travels Lightly as he can Burma-Shave |
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My neck was sore In front before And also Sore behind Before Burma-Shave |
The crowd You see Around that store Are Burma-Shavers Buying more Burma-Shave |
Fingers were made Before brushes -- Use 'em They're much safer You can't lose 'em Burma-Shave |
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No pulling At the whisker base A soothing film Protects Your face Burma-Shave |
From Saskatoon To Alabam' You hear men praise The shave What am Burma-Shave |
Stomach ache! Doctor -- Toothache! Dentist -- Whiskers! Burma-Shave |
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Bathroom shelf Surprises me From shaving clutter It's now free I'm using Burma-Shave |
Salesmen, tourists Camper-outers All you other Whisker-sprouters Don't forget your Burma-Shave |
Paper hangers With the hives Now can Shave with Carving knives Burma-Shave |
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Romances are wrecked Before they begin By a hair On the coat Or a lot on the chin Burma-Shave |
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"They're off" He cried And felt his chin 'Twas just another Easy win for Burma-Shave |
Fire! Fire! Keep cool Be brave Just grab Your pants and Burma-Shave |
A silky cheek Shaved smooth And clean Is not obtained With a mowing machine Burma-Shave |
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Cheek to cheek They meant to be The lights went out And so did he He needed Burma-Shave |
Henry the Eighth Prince of friskers Lost five wives But kept His whiskers Burma-Shave |
Don't take A curve At 60 per We hate to lose A customer Burma-Shave |
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If you have A double chin You've two Good reasons To begin using Burma-Shave |
On a highway ad He spied it Bough a jar Now glad he Tried it Burma-Shave |
Ring out the old Ring in the new What good can Shaving Brushes do? Burma-Shave |
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Say, big boy To go Thru life How'd you like A whiskered wife? Burma-Shave |
Are you An even-tempered guy? Mad all The time? Better try Burma-Shave |
The cream One hears The most of now Comes from a jar Not from a cow Burma-Shave |
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The time To start A real dispute Is when you're Offered a substitute Burma-Shave |
Other things have Gone sky high Half a dollar Still will buy Half pound jar Burma-Shave |
Before I tried it The kisses I missed But afterward -- Boy! The misses I kissed Burma-Shave |
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No lady likes To dance Or dine Accompanied by A porcupine Burma-Shave |
In every Half a pound My boy You get a ton Of Shaving joy Burma-Shave |
Here's something That could Even soak The whiskers off A radio joke Burma-Shave |
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Rip Van Winkle Said he'd rather Snooze for years Than shave With lather Burma-Shave |
After one trial You'll want more At the next Good drug store 15 for 25 cents Burma-Shave Blades |
Here's the winning Shaving team The perfect blade The perfect cream Burma-Shave Blades Burma-Shave |
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Sharpest blade Ever made Comfort speed Guaranteed 15 for 25 cents Burma-Shave Blades |
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Hardly a driver Is now alive Who passed On hills At 75 Burma-Shave |
Darling I am Growing old Nonsense! Do as you Are told -- get Burma-Shave |
A whiskered gent At a bazaar Paid for A kiss But got a jar Burma-Shave |
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Drive like A railroad engineer Take it easy When the road's Not clear Burma-Shave |
Mirror on The bathroom wall What's the Smoothest shave Of all? Burma-Shave |
Try a tube The cream That's in it Is making friends A man a minute Burma-Shave |
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Soap's That irritate Their mugs Turn jolly gents To jitterbugs Burma-Shave |
Past Schoolhouses Take it slow Let the little Shavers grow Burma-Shave |
Mom and Pop Are feeling gay Baby said As plain As day Burma-Shave |
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If you dislike Big traffic fines Slow down 'Till you Can read these signs Burma-Shave |
Shiver my timbers Said Captain Mack We're ten knots out But we're turning back I forgot my Burma-Shave |
Special seats Reserved in hades For whiskered guys Who scratch The ladies Burma-Shave |
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A peach Looks good With lots of fuzz But man's no peach And never wuz Burma-Shave |
Spread it on And lightly too Shave it off That's all You're through Burma-Shave |
Shaving brushes Soon will Be trimmin' Those screwy hats We see on wimmin Burma-Shave |
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I proposed To Ida Ida refused Ida won my Ida If Ida used Burma-Shave |
The queen Of hearts Now loves the knave The king Ran out of Burma-Shave |
At crossroads Don't just Trust to luck The other car May be a truck Burma-Shave |
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Christmas comes But once A year One swell gift That's always here Burma-Shave |
Careless driving Soon we hope Will go The way Of brush and soap Burma-Shave |
Careless Bridegroom Dainty bride Scratchy whiskers Homicide Burma-Shave |
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Good to the last strop Burma-Shave |
Covers a multitude of chins Burma-Shave |
Nix on nicks Burma-Shave |
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For faces that go places Burma-Shave |
Don't put it off -- Put it on Burma-Shave |
Shave faster without disaster Burma-Shave |
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Makes good because it's made good Burma-Shave |
Takes the "H" out of shave Burma-Shave |
No digging in on tender skin Burma-Shave |
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Makes misses Mrs. Burma-Shave |
Brush? No! Too slow Burma-Shave |
Equip your grip Burma-Shave |
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No pushee No pully Smooth shavy Feel bully Burma-Shave |
Beard unruly -- Meet yours truly Burma-Shave |
Aid the blade Burma-Shave |
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Those who click -- pick Burma-Shave |
Better shaving at a saving Burma-Shave |
Start the day the modern way Burma-Shave |
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50% quicker 100% slicker Burma-Shave |
You'll enthuse as you use Burma-Shave |
Look "spiffy" in a "jiffy" Burma-Shave |
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No sooner spread than done Burma-Shave |
Saves your jack -- Holds your Jill Burma-Shave |
No sooner spread than done Burma-Shave |
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Romance never starts from scratch Burma-Shave |
Try our whisker licker Burma-Shave |
Join the millions using soothing Burma-Shave |
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A word to the wives is sufficient Burma-Shave |
Just spread, then pat -- Now shave, that's that! Burma-Shave |
Hot tip, pal -- More smiles per gal Burma-Shave |
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Won by a hair that wasn't there Burma-Shave |
Pays dividends in lady friends Burma-Shave |
Is your face her misfortune? Try Burma-Shave |
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If getting up gets you down -- Use Burma-Shave |
When you shop for your pop Burma-Shave |
Once a day the easy way Burma-Shave |
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No trick to click if quick to pick Burma-Shave |
Other days -- other ways. Nowadays Burma-Shave |
Deluxe de looks with Burma-Shave |
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He's nifty and thrifty -- looks 30 at 50 Burma-Shave |
Best reference -- public preference Burma-Shave |
Economize with this size Burma-Shave |
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A better buy -- why not try Burma-Shave |
Right about face Burma-Shave |
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Said Juliet To Romeo If you Won't shave Go homeo Burma-Shave |
When you drive If caution ceases You are apt To rest In pieces Burma-Shave |
All little rhyming Jokes aside Don't be content Until you've Tried Burma-Shave |
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You can't reach 80 Hale and hearty By driving 80 Home from The party Burma-Shave |
Substitutes and Imitations Send 'em to Your wife's Relations Burma-Shave |
He married Grace With scratchy face He only Got one day Of Grace! Burma-Shave |
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College cutie Pigskin hero Bristly Kiss Hero Zero Burma-Shave |
Buy a jar Take it from me There's so Much in it The last half's free Burma-Shave |
He's the boy The gals forgot His line Was smooth His chin was not Burma-Shave |
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Put your brush Back on the shelf The darn thing Needs a Shave itself Burma-Shave |
It's best for One who hits The bottle To let another Use the throttle Burma-Shave |
Don't pass cars On curve or hill If the cops Don't get you Morticians will Burma-Shave |
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With glamour girls You'll never click Bewhiskered Like a Bolshevik Burma-Shave |
A scratchy chin Like bright Pink socks Puts any romance On the rocks Burma-Shave |
Always remember On any trip Keep two things Within your grip Your steering wheel and Burma-Shave |
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Give hand signals To those behind They don't know What's in Your mind Burma-Shave |
The bearded devil Is forced To dwell In the only place Where they don't sell Burma-Shave |
Substitutes Would irk a saint You hope they are What you know They ain't Burma-Shave |
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Prickly pears Are picked For pickles No peach picks A face that prickles Burma-Shave |
Guys whose eyes Are in Their backs Get halos crossing Railroad tracks Burma-Shave |
A Christmas hug A birthday kiss Awaits The woman Who gives this Burma-Shave |
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Just spread Then pat Now shave That's That Burma-Shave |
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Here's A good deed For a scout Tell your dad All about Burma-Shave |
They missed The turn Car was whizz'n Fault was her'n Funeral his'n Burma-Shave |
Tell The dear Who shops around That half a buck Buys half a pound Burma-Shave |
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She kissed The hairbrush By mistake She thought it was Her husband Jake Burma-Shave |
He used Umbrella For parachute Now rejects Every substitute Burma-Shave |
Don't stick Your elbow Out so far It might go home In another car Burma-Shave |
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Soldier Sailor And marine Now get a shave That's quick and clean Burma-Shave |
Remember this If you'd Be spared Trains don't whistle Because they're scared Burma-Shave |
When better Shaving brushes Are made We'll still shave Without their aid Burma-Shave |
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When junior takes Your ties And car It's time to buy An extra jar Burma-Shave |
Gets each Whisker At the base No ingrown hair On neck or face Burma-Shave |
If man bites doggie That is news If face Scares doggie Better use Burma-Shave |
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At intersections Look each way A harp sounds nice But it's Hard to play Burma-Shave |
Life is sweet But oh how bitter! To love a gal And then Not git 'er Burma-Shave |
Trains don't wander All over the map For no one Sits on The engineer's lap Burma-Shave |
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When Peter Piper Pickle picker Kissed his gal His beard Would prick 'er Burma-Shave |
The answer to A maiden's prayer Is a man Most anywhere Using Burma-Shave |
Rhyme and reason Every season You've read The rhyme Now try the reason Burma-Shave |
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Wild Dashes From by-ways Cause crashes On highways Burma-Shave |
Substitutes Resemble Tail-chasing pup Follow and follow But never catch up Burma-Shave |
From Bar To Car To Gates ajar Burma-Shave |
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If every sip Fills you With zip Then your sipper Needs a zipper Burma-Shave |
Broken romance Stated fully She went wild When he Went wooly Burma-Shave |
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Pa likes the cream Ma likes the jar Both like The price So there you are Burma-Shave |
Brother speeders Let's Rehearse All together "Good morning, Nurse!" Burma-Shave |
'Mid rising Taxes Soaring rents Still half a pound For fifty cents Burma-Shave |
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Approached A crossing Without looking Who will eat His widow's cooking? Burma-Shave |
Drove too long Driver snoozing What happened next Is not Amusing Burma-Shave |
Stores are full Of shaving aids But all you need Is this And blades Burma-Shave |
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Pa acted So tickled Ma thot He was pickled He'd just tried Burma-Shave |
Iceman's grandson Now full grown Has cooling system All his own He uses Burma-Shave |
If you Don't know Whose signs These are You can't have Driven very far Burma-Shave |
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Let's make Hitler And Hirohito Look as sick as Old Benito Buy defense bonds Burma-Shave |
Can't shave daily? Tender hide? Now be honest Have you Tried Burma-Shave |
There's no whisker It won't soften Shave 'em close And not So often Burma-Shave |
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If hugging On highways Is your sport Trade in your car For a davenport Burma-Shave |
Shaving brush In army pack Was straw that broke The rookie's back Use brushless Burma-Shave |
A girl Should hold on To her youth But not When he's driving Burma-Shave |
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Maybe you can't Shoulder a gun But you can shoulder The cost of one Buy defense bonds Burma-Shave |
Of all The drunks Who drive on Sunday Some are still Alive on Monday Burma-Shave |
"At ease," she said "Maneuvers begin When you get Those whiskers Off your chin" Burma-Shave |
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Substitutes Like unseen barter Often make one Sad But smarter Burma-Shave |
Traveling men Know ease And speed Their shaving kits Hold what they need Burma-Shave |
What you shouted May be true, But Did you hear What he called you? Burma-Shave |
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Buying defense bonds Means money lent So they Don't cost you One red cent Burma-Shave |
To most brush shavers It's quite clear The yanks aren't coming The yanks are here Use brushless Burma-Shave |
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Every shaver Now can snore Six more minutes Than before By using Burma-Shave |
One pound jar 85c Half pound jar 50c Big tube 35c Don't put it off Put it on Burma-Shave |
Half a pound For Half a dollar Spread on thin Above the collar Burma-Shave |
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Shaving brushes You'll soon see 'em On the shelf In some Museum Burma-Shave |
Does your husband Misbehave Grunt and grumble Rant and rave Shoot the brute some Burma-Shave |
It's a good Old Spanish custom Take your mug And brush And bust 'em Burma-Shave |
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Early to bed Early to rise Was meant for those Old fashioned guys Who don't use Burma-Shave |
Within this vale Of toil And sin Your head grows bald But not your chin -- Use Burma-Shave |
The cannoneers With hairy ears On wiry whiskers Used tin shears Until they found Burma-Shave |
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Film protects Your neck And chin So your razor Won't dig in Burma-Shave |
Tho tough And rough From wind and wave Your cheek grows sleek With Burma-Shave |
Many a wolf Is never let in Because of the hair On his Chinny-chin-chin Burma-Shave |
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She raised cain When he raised stubble Guess what Smoothed away Their trouble? Burma-Shave |
Big mistake Many make Rely on horn Instead of Brake Burma-Shave |
From statistics That we gather The swing is to No brush No lather Burma-Shave |
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No man can really Do his stuff With a face that's sore Or a chin That's rough Burma-Shave |
First men buy it Then apply it Then advise Their friends To try it Burma-Shave |
If these Signs blur And bounce around You'd better park And walk to town Burma-Shave |
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This is not A clever verse I tried And tried But just Got worse |
You can beat A mile a minute But there ain't No future In it Burma-Shave |
Sleep in a chair Nothing to lose But a nap At the wheel Is a permanent snooze Burma-Shave |
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Life with father Is more pleasant Since He got this Birthday present Burma-Shave |
To a substitute He gave a trial It took off Nothing But his smile Burma-Shave |
It spreads so smooth It shaves so slick It feels Like velvet And it's quick Burma-Shave |
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'Twould be More fun To go by air If we could put These signs up there Burma-Shave |
His line was smooth But not his chin He took her out She took him in To buy some Burma-Shave |
Drinking drivers Enhance their Chance To highball home In an ambulance Burma-Shave |
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Why does a chicken Cross the street? She sees a guy She'd like to meet He uses Burma-Shave |
The chick He wed Let out a whoop Felt his chin and Flew the coop Burma-Shave |
Tested In peace Proven in war Better now Than ever before Burma-Shave |
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Both hands On wheel Eyes on road That's the skillful Driver's code Burma-Shave |
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You've used Our cream Now try our blades Pair up the best In shaving aids Burma-Shave |
Don't lose Your head To gain a minute You need your head Your brains are in it Burma-Shave |
That she Could cook He had his doubts Until she creamed His bristle sprouts with Burma-Shave |
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Famous last words "If he won't Dim his I won't Dim mine" Burma-Shave |
The wolf Who longs To roam and prowl Should shave before He starts to howl Burma-Shave |
Car in ditch Driver in tree Moon was full And so Was he Burma-Shave |
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As you drive Play this game Construct A jingle With this name Burma-Shave |
Substitutes That promise perfection Are like Some candidates After election Burma-Shave |
If a gift You must choose Give him One that He can use Burma-Shave |
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Santa's Whiskers Need no trimmin' He kisses kids Not the wimmin Burma-Shave |
When the stork Delivers a boy Our whole Darn factory Jumps for joy Burma-Shave |
Altho We've sold Six million others We still can't sell Those coughdrop brothers Burma-Shave |
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Join Our happy Brushless throng Six million users Can't be wrong Burma-Shave |
We know How much You love that gal But use both hands For driving, pal Burma-Shave |
In Cupid's little Bag of trix Here's the one That clix With chix Burma-Shave |
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Thrifty jars for Stay at homes Handy tubes For him Who roams Burma-Shave |
I use it too The bald man said It keeps my face Just like My head Burma-Shave |
Grandpa's Out with Junior's date Old technique With brand new bait Burma-Shave |
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No soggy brushes In your grip You've always Got a Finger tip Burma-Shave |
If you want A hearty squeeze Get our Female Anti-freeze Burma-Shave |
Substitutes would Have their place If you could Substitute Your face Burma-Shave |
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Man passes Dog house Dog sees chin Dog gets out Man gets in Burma-Shave |
A guy Who wants To middle-aisle it Must never scratch His little violet Burma-Shave |
Prices rising O'er the nation Here is one That missed Inflation Burma-Shave |
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The first Improvement In many a year For cleaning teeth Is finally here Burma-Vita Tooth Powder |
Speaking of Great events Burma-Shave Proudly presents Another fine product Burma-Vita Tooth Powder |
Just moisten Your tooth brush Dip in jar And you'll enjoy Cleaner teeth by far Burma-Vita Tooth Powder |
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Don't waste powder Down the drain By missing brush With faulty aim A dip does it Burma-Vita Tooth Powder |
Better tooth cleanser Low expense Your druggist Sells it 40 cents Burma-Vita Tooth Powder |
Tobacco stains And stale breath too Are two Of the things It takes from you Burma-Vita Tooth Powder |
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Road Was slippery Curve was sharp White robe, halo Wings and harp Burma-Shave |
Hat and tie Smart and clean Space between Spoiled the scene He should use Burma-Shave |
The boy who gets His girl's applause Must act Not look Like Santa Claus Burma-Shave |
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Within this vale Of toil And sin Your head grows bald But not your chin--use Burma-Shave |
Speed Was high Weather was not Tires were thin X marks the spot Burma-Shave |
Why work up A daily lather Once you've tried We're sure You'd rather Burma-Shave |
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If you think She likes Your bristles Walk bare-footed Through some thistles Burma-Shave |
The more You shave The brushless way The more you'll be Inclined to say-- Burma-Shave |
Substitutes and Imitations Send 'em to Your wife's Relations Burma-Shave |
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Highways are No place To sleep Stop your car To count your sheep Burma-Shave |
The minutes Some folks Save through speed They never even Live to need Burma-Shave |
At school zones Heed instructions! Protect our little Tax deductions Burma-Shave |
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Regardless of Political views All good parties Always Choose Burma-Shave |
The midnight ride Of Paul For beer Led to a Warmer hemisphere Burma-Shave |
It's not How fast or slow You drive The question is How you arrive Burma-Shave |
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A man who passes On hills and curves Is not a man Of iron nerves-- He's crazy! Burma-Shave |
I've read These signs Since just a kid Now that I shave I'm glad I did Burma-Shave |
We don't Know how To split an atom But as to whiskers Let us at 'em Burma-Shave |
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Paper hangers With the hives Now can Shave with Carving knives Burma-Shave |
Wild men pulled Their whiskers out That's what made Them wild No doubt-- Burma-Shave |
Look Don't listen Pop is trying A substitute Instead of buying Burma-Shave |
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Little Bo-Peep Has lost her Jeep It struck A truck When she went to sleep Burma-Shave |
A man A miss A car--a curve He kissed the miss And missed the curve Burma-Shave |
Whiskers Easy come, You know Why not make them Easy go? Burma-Shave |
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Bargain hunters Gather 'round For fifty cents Still Half a pound Burma-Shave No price increase |
Other things have Gone sky high Half a dollar Still will buy Half pound jar Burma-Shave No price increase |
From New York town To Pumpkin Holler Still Half a pound For half a dollar Burma-Shave No price increase |
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A big Improvement Since the war Is now on sale In your drug store Burma-Shave No price increase |
Tube immense Still 35 cents Easy shaving Low expense Burma-Shave No price increase |
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Leap year's over You're safe, men All you cowards Can shave again With brushless Burma-Shave |
He saw The train And tried to duck it Kicked first the gas And then the bucket Burma-Shave |
Headline news For face And chin Now improved With lanolin Burma-Shave |
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His face Was loved By just his mother He Burma-Shaved And now-- Oh, brother |
When frisky With whiskey Don't drive 'Cause it's Risky Burma-Shave |
His beard Was long And strong and tough He lost his Chicken in the rough Burma-Shave |
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Just this once And just for fun We'll let you Finish What we've begun ? ? ? |
With television On the set Stars are Running out To get Burma-Shave |
With A sleek cheek Pressed to hers Jeepers! Creepers! How she purrs Burma-Shave |
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Men Who have to Travel light Find the handy tube Just right Burma-Shave |
Since hubby Tried That substitute He's 1/3 man And 2/3 brute Burma-Shave |
He always used A steaming towel And mug and brush And language foul 'Til he tried Burma-Shave |
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If you Must sample Her "pucker paint" Better drive Where traffic ain't Burma-Shave |
It gave Swell shaves before Now you'll like it Even more The new--improved Burma-Shave |
Pull off The road To change a flat Protect your life-- No spare for that! Burma-Shave |
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Tho tough And rough From wind and wave Your cheek Grows sleek with Burma-Shave |
In seventy years Of brushin' soap on Gramps coulda painted The pentagon Use brushless Burma-Shave |
These three Prevent most accidents Courtesy Caution Common sense Burma-Shave |
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Said one whisker To another Can't get tough With this stuff Brother Burma-Shave |
Old Dobbin reads these signs Each day You see, he gets His corn that way Burma-Shave |
To soothe And smooth Your tender skin It's now improved With lanolin Burma-Shave |
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One Burma-Shave The school boy cried At least I'll smell As if I tried Burma-Shave |
Ashes to ashes Forests to dust Keep Minnesota green Or we'll All go bust Burma-Shave |
Ashes to ashes Forests to dust Keep Wisconsin green Or we'll All go bust Burma-Shave |
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His cheek Was rough His chick vamoosed And now she won't Come home to roost Burma-Shave |
Twinkle, twinkle One-eyed car We all wonder WHERE You are Burma-Shave |
On curves ahead Remember, sonny That rabbit's foot Didn't save The bunny Burma-Shave |
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When Super-shaved Remember, pard You'll still get slapped But not so hard Burma-Shave |
His brush is gone So what'll we do Said Mike Robe I To Mike Robe II Burma-Shave |
The place to pass On curves You know Is only at A beauty show Burma-Shave |
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A whiskery kiss For the one You adore May not make her mad But her face will be sore Burma-Shave |
Burma-Shave Was such a boom They passed The bride And kissed the groom |
These signs We gladly Dedicate To men who've had No date of late Burma-Shave |
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If your peach Keeps out Of reach Better practice What we preach Burma-Shave |
A guy Who drives A car wide open Is not thinkin' He's just hopin' Burma-Shave |
To kiss A mug That's like a cactus Takes more nerve Than it does practice Burma-Shave |
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The whale Put Jonah Down the hatch But coughed him up Because he scratched Burma-Shave |
Violets are blue Roses are pink On graves Of those Who drive and drink Burma-Shave |
Candidate says Campaign Confusing Babies kiss me Since I've been using Burma-Shave |
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My job is Keeping faces clean And nobody knows De stubble I've seen Burma-Shave |
Doesn't Kiss you Like she useter? Perhaps she's seen A smoother rooster!! Burma-Shave |
No use Knowing How to pick 'em If your half-shaved Whiskers stick 'em Burma-Shave |
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He tried To cross As fast train neared Death didn't draft him He volunteered Burma-Shave |
Her chariot Raced 80 per They hauled away What had Ben Her Burma-Shave |
She will Flood your face With kisses 'Cause you smell So darn delicious Burma-Shave Lotion |
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Use Burma-Shave In tube Or jar Then follow up With our new star Burma-Shave Lotion |
It has a tingle And a tang That starts The day off With a bang Burma-Shave Lotion |
Bracing as An ocean breeze For after shaving It's sure To please Burma-Shave Lotion |
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For early Morning Pep and bounce A brand new product We announce Burma-Shave Lotion |
The ladies Take one whiff And purr-- It's no wonder Men prefer Burma-Shave Lotion |
His face Was smooth And cool as ice And oh! Louise! He smelled so nice Burma-Shave Lotion |
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I'd heard It praised By drug store clerks I tried the stuff Hot dog! It works Burma-Shave |
Train wrecks few Reason clear Fireman Never hugs Engineer Burma-Shave |
Altho insured Remember, kiddo They don't pay you They pay Your widow Burma-Shave |
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My cheek Says she Feels smooth as satin Ha! Ha! Says he That's mine you're pattin' Burma-Shave |
Soap May do For lads with fuzz Bur sir, you ain't The kid you wuz Burma-Shave |
She eyed His beard And said no dice The wedding's off-- I'll COOK the rice Burma-Shave |
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Train approaching Whistle squealing Pause! Avoid that Rundown feeling! Burma-Shave |
Unless Your face Is stinger free You'd better let Your honey be Burma-Shave |
Another Red skin Bit the dust When Pa tried What these signs discussed Burma-Shave |
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The band For which The grand stand roots Is not made up Substi-toots! Burma-Shave |
Cautious rider To her Reckless dear Let's have less bull And lots more steer Burma-Shave |
Spring Has sprung The grass has riz Where last year's Careless drivers is Burma-Shave |
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Big blue tube It's a honey Best squeeze play For love Or money Burma-Shave |
Proper Distance To him was bunk They pulled him out Of some guy's trunk Burma-Shave |
Substitutes Can do More harm Than city fellers On a farm Burma-Shave |
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Pat's bristles Scratched Bridget's nose That's when Her wild irish rose Burma-Shave |
The hobo Lets his Whiskers sprout It's trains--not girls That he takes out Burma-Shave |
A beard That's rough And overgrown is better than A chaperone Burma-Shave |
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Drinking drivers Don't you know Great bangs From little Binges grow? Burma-Shave |
I know He's a wolf Said riding hood But Grandma dear, He smells so good Burma-Shave |
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The wife Who keeps on Being kissed Always heads Her shopping list Burma-Shave |
Is he Lonesome Or just blind-- This guy who drives So close behind? Burma-Shave |
Pedro Walked Back home by golly His bristly chin Was hot-to-Molly Burma-Shave |
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Missin' Kissin'? Perhaps your thrush Can't get thru The underbrush--try Burma-Shave |
Clancy's Whiskers Tickle Nancy Nancy lowered the boom On Clancy! Burma-Shave |
A chin Where barbed wire Bristles stand Is bound to be A no ma'ams land Burma-Shave |
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Leaves Face soft As woman's touch Yet doesn't cost you Near as much Burma-Shave |
We can't Provide you With a date But we do supply The best darn bait Burma-Shave |
The wolf Is shaved So neat and trim Red Riding Hood Is chasing him Burma-Shave |
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Relief For faces Chapped and sore Keeps 'em comin' Back for more Burma-Shave |
His Tomato Was the mushy type Until his beard Grew over-ripe Burma-Shave |
Heaven's Latest Neophyte Signalled left Then turned right Burma-Shave |
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Better try Less speed per mile That car May have to Last a while Burma-Shave |
To steal A kiss He had the knack But lacked the cheek To get one back Burma-Shave |
We've made Grandpa Look so trim The local Draft board's after him Burma-Shave |
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"No, no," She said To her bristly beau "I'd rather Eat the mistletoe" Burma-Shave |
His rose Is wed His violet blew But his sugar is sweet Since he took this cue Burma-Shave |
Why is it When you Try to pass The guy in front Goes twice as fast? Burma-Shave |
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She put A bullet Thru his hat But he's had Closer shaves than that Burma-Shave |
5-star Generals Privates 1st class Show equal rank In the looking-glass Burma-Shave |
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When you lay Those few cents down You've bought The smoothest Shave in town Burma-Shave |
Substitutes Are like a girdle They find some jobs They just Can't hurdle Burma-Shave |
Gut rasiert? ("If you want a good shave?" -- German) ___________ (Chinese) La mejor afeitada ("The best shave" -- Spanish) The best shave In any language Burma-Shave |
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We're widely read And often quoted But it's shaves Not signs For which we're noted Burma-Shave |
Men who Have to Travel light Find the 35 cent tube Just right Burma-Shave |
It gave McDonald That needed charm Hello Hollywood Good-by farm Burma-Shave |
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A shave That's real No cuts to heal A soothing Velvet after-feel Burma-Shave |
Around The curve Lickety-split It's a beautiful car Wasn't it? Burma-Shave |
Our fortune Is your Shaven face It's our best Advertising space Burma-Shave |
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If Crusoe'd Kept his chin More tidy He might have found A lady Friday Burma-Shave |
Feel your face As you ride by Now don't You think It's time to try Burma-Shave |
If anything Will please Your Jill A little jack For this jar will Burma-Shave |
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That barefoot Chap With cheeks of tan Won't let 'em chap When he's a man Burma-Shave |
If harmony Is what You crave Then get A tuba Burma-Shave |
The bearded devil Is forced To dwell In the only place Where they don't sell Burma-Shave |
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This cream Makes the Gardener's daughter Plant her tu-lips Where she oughter Burma-Shave |
No matter The price No matter how new The best safety device In your car is you Burma-Shave |
He asked His kitten To pet and purr She eyed his puss And screamed "What fur!" Burma-Shave |
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Toughest Whiskers In the town We hold 'em up You mow 'em down Burma-Shave |
These signs Are not For laughs alone The face they save May be your own Burma-Shave |
The hero Was brave and strong And willin' She felt his chin-- Then wed the villain Burma-Shave |
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The safest rule No ifs or buts Just drive Like every one else Is nuts! Burma-Shave |
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Dinah doesn't Treat him right But if he'd Shave Dyna-mite! Burma-Shave |
To change that Shaving job To joy You gotta use The real McCoy Burma-Shave |
Tho stiff The beard That Nature gave It shaves Like down with Burma-Shave |
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His crop of Whiskers Needed reaping That's what kept His Lena leaping Burma-Shave |
The blackened forest Smoulders yet Because He flipped A cigaret Burma-Shave |
Jar so big Cost so small Coolest Smoothest Shave of all Burma-Shave |
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Slow down, Pa Sakes alive Ma missed signs Four And five Burma-Shave |
Grandpa knows It ain't too late He's gone To git Some widder bait Burma-Shave |
Free--free A trip To Mars For 900 Empty jars Burma-Shave |
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A Christmas hug A birthday kiss Awaits The woman Who gives this Burma-Shave |
The big blue tube's Just like Louise You get A thrill From every squeeze Burma-Shave |
The monkey took One look at Jim And threw the peanuts Back at him He needed Burma-Shave |
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Substitutes Can let you down Quicker Than a Strapless gown Burma-Shave |
For shaving comfort Without A sting That big blue tube Has everything Burma-Shave |
6 million housewives Can't be wrong Who keep Their husbands Right along in Burma-Shave |
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Try a tube Its cooling Power Refreshes like An April shower Burma-Shave |
One shave lasts All day through Face feels Cool and Smoother too Burma-Shave |
Within this vale Of toil And sin Your head grows bald But not your chin Burma-Shave |
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Take Your Time Not Your life Burma-Shave |
Cattle crossing Means go slow That old bull Is some Cow's beau Burma-Shave |
Does your husband Misbehave Grunt and grumble Rant and rave? Shoot the brute some Burma-Shave |
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The draftee Tried a tube And purred Well whaddya know I've been defurred Burma-Shave |
This cooling shave Will never fail To stamp Its user First class male Burma-Shave |
Drinking drivers-- Nothing worse They put The quart Before the hearse Burma-Shave |
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Men With whiskers 'Neath their noses Oughta have to kiss Like eskimoses Burma-Shave |
Said farmer Brown Who's bald On top Wish I could Rotate the crop Burma-Shave |
Don't Try passing On a slope Unless you have A periscope Burma-Shave |
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Passing cars When you can't see May get you A glimpse Of eternity Burma-Shave |
Don't leave safety To mere chance That's why Belts are Sold with pants Burma-Shave |
At a quiz Pa ain't No whiz But he knows how To keep Ma his Burma-Shave |
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Many a forest Used to stand Where a Lighted match Got out of hand Burma-Shave |
Baby your skin Keep it fitter Or "baby" Will get Another sitter Burma-Shave |
Use this cream A day Or two Then don't call her-- She'll call you Burma-Shave |
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The poorest guy In the Human race Can have a Million dollar face Burma-Shave |
If daisies Are your Favorite flower Keep pushin' up those Miles-per-hour Burma-Shave |
He lit a match To check gas tank That's why They call him Skinless Frank Burma-Shave |
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The one who Drives when He's been drinking Depends on you To do his thinking Burma-Shave |
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This cream Is like A parachute There isn't Any substitute Burma-Shave |
Tempted to try it? Follow your hunch Be "Top Banana" Not one Of the bunch Burma-Shave |
Bristles scratched His cookie's map That's what Made poor Ginger snap Burma-Shave |
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We've made Grandpa Look so youthful His pension board Thinks He's untruthful Burma-Shave |
Use our cream And we betcha Girls won't wait They'll come And getcha Burma-Shave |
Henry the Eighth Sure had Trouble Short term wives Long term stubble Burma-Shave |
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Angels Who guard you When you drive Usually Reture at 65 Burma-Shave |
Forest fires Start from scratch So think before You toss That match Burma-Shave |
Dim your lights Behind a car Let folks see How bright YOU are Burma-Shave |
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Thirty days Hath September April June and the Speed offender Burma-Shave |
Others claim Their product good But ours Does what You think it should Burma-Shave |
Ben Met Anna Made a hit Neglected beard Ben-Anna split Burma-Shave |
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Drowsy? Just remember, pard That marble slab Is doggone Hard Burma-Shave |
Statistics prove Near and far That folks who Drive like crazy --Are! Burma-Shave |
Dear lover boy, Your photo came But your doggone beard Won't fit The frame Burma-Shave |
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This will never Come to pass A back-seat Driver Out of gas Burma-Shave |
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Don't lose Your head To gain a minute You need your head Your brains are in it Burma-Shave |
If a gift You must choose Give him one He'll like To use Burma-Shave |
Pedro Walked Back home, by golly His bristly chin Was hot-to-Molly Burma-Shave |
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If our road signs Catch your eye Smile But don't forget To buy Burma-Shave |
When the stork Delivers a boy Our whole Darn factory Jumps for joy Burma-Shave |
Film protects Your neck And chin So your razor Won't dig in Burma-Shave |
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A shave That's real No cuts to heal A soothing Velvet after-feel Burma-Shave |
If hugging On highways Is your sport Trade in your car For a davenport Burma-Shave |
In cupid's little Bag of trix Here's the one That clix With chix Burma-Shave |
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A guy Who wants To middle-aisle it Must never scratch His little Violet Burma-Shave |
Every day We do Our part To make your face A work of art Burma-Shave |
Thrifty jars for Stay at homes Handy tubes For him Who roams Burma-Shave |
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We don't Know how To split an atom But as to whiskers Let us at 'em Burma-Shave |
If you want A hearty squeeze Get our Female Anti-freeze Burma-Shave |
Can't shave daily? Tender hide? Now be honest Have you Tried Burma-Shave |
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The chick He wed Let out a whoop Felt his chin and Flew the coop Burma-Shave |
Our fortune Is your Shaven face It's our best Advertising space Burma-Shave |