The Burma-Shave Legend

1939

HARDLY A DRIVER
IS NOW ALIVE
WHO PASSED
ON HILLS
AT 75

SOAPS
THAT IRRITATE
THEIR MUGS
TURN JOLLY GENTS
TO JITTERBUGS

DARLING I AM
GROWING OLD
NONSENSE!
DO AS YOU
ARE TOLD - GET

PAST
SCHOOLHOUSES
TAKE IT SLOW
LET THE LITTLE
SHAVERS GROW

A WHISKERED GENT
AT A BAZAAR
PAID FOR
A KISS
BUT GOT A JAR
MOM AND POP
ARE FEELING GAY
BABY SAID
AS PLAIN
AS DAY
DRIVE LIKE
A RAILROAD ENGINEER
TAKE IT EASY
WHEN THE ROAD'S
NOT CLEAR
IF YOU DISLIKE
BIG TRAFFIC FINES
SLOW DOWN
'TILL YOU
CAN READ THESE SIGNS
MIRROR ON
THE BATHROOM WALL
WHAT'S THE
SMOOTHEST SHAVE
OF ALL?
SHIVER MY TIMBERS
SAID CAPTAIN MACK
WE'RE TEN KNOTS OUT
BUT WE'RE TURNING BACK
I FORGOT MY
TRY A TUBE
THE CREAM
THAT'S IN IT
IS MAKING FRIENDS
A MAN A MINUTE
SPECIAL SEATS
RESERVED IN HADES
FOR WHISKERED GUYS
WHO SCRATCH
THE LADIES
A PEACH
LOOKS GOOD
WITH LOTS OF FUZZ
BUT MAN'S NO PEACH
AND NEVER WUZ
THE QUEEN
OF HEARTS
NOW LOVES THE KNAVE
THE KING
RAN OUT OF
SPREAD IT ON
AND LIGHTLY TOO
SHAVE IT OFF
THAT'S ALL
YOU'RE THROUGH
AT CROSSROADS
DON'T JUST
TRUST TO LUCK
THE OTHER CAR
MAY BE A TRUCK
SHAVING BRUSHES
SOON WILL
BE TRIMMIN'
THOSE SCREWY HATS
WE SEE ON WIMMIN
CHRISTMAS COMES
BUT ONCE
A YEAR
ONE SWELL GIFT
THAT'S ALWAYS HERE
A PROPOSED
TO IDA
IDA REFUSED
IDA WON MY IDA
IF IDA USED

CARELESS DRIVING
SOON WE HOPE
WILL GO
THE WAY
0F BRUSH AND SOAP

CARELESS
BRIDEGROOM
DAINTY BRIDE
SCRATCHY WHISKERS
HOMICIDE

 

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