The Burma-Shave Legend

1949

LEAP YEAR'S OVER
YOU'RE SAFE, MEN
ALL YOU COWARDS
CAN SHAVE AGAIN
WITH BRUSHLESS

JUST THIS ONCE
AND JUST FOR FUN
WE'LL LET YOU
FINISH
WHAT WE'VE BEGUN
? ? ?

HE SAW
THE TRAIN
AND TRIED TO DUCK IT
KICKED FIRST THE GAS
AND THEN THE BUCKET

WITH TELEVISION
ON THE SET
STARS ARE
RUNNING OUT
TO GET

HEADLINE NEWS
FOR FACE
AND CHIN
NOW IMPROVED
WITH LANOLIN
WITH
A SLEEK CHEEK
PRESSED TO HERS
JEEPERS!  CREEPERS!
HOW SHE PURRS
HIS FACE
WAS LOVED
BY JUST HIS MOTHER
HE BURMA-SHAVED
AND NOW - OH, BROTHER
MEN
WHO HAVE TO
TRAVEL LIGHT
FIND THE HANDY TUBE
JUST RIGHT
WHEN FRISKY
WITH WHISKEY
DON'T DRIVE
'CAUSE IT'S
RISKY
SINCE HUBBY
TRIED
THAT SUBSTITUTE
HE'S 1/3 MAN
AND 2/3 BRUTE
HIS BEARD
WAS LONG
AND STRONG AND TOUGH
HE LOST HIS
CHICKEN IN THE ROUGH
HE ALWAYS USED
A STEAMING TOWEL
AND MUG AND BRUSH
AND LANGUAGE FOUL
'TIL HE TRIED
IF YOU
MUST SAMPLE
HER "PUCKER PAINT"
BETTER DRIVE
WHERE TRAFFIC AIN'T
SAID ONE WHISKER
TO ANOTHER
CAN'T GET TOUGH
WITH THIS STUFF
BROTHER
IT GAVE
SWELL SHAVES BEFORE
NOW YOU'LL LIKE IT
EVEN MORE
THE NEW - IMPROVED
OLD DOBBIN
READS THESE SIGNS
EACH DAY
YOU SEE, HE GETS
HIS CORN THAT WAY
PULL OFF
THE ROAD
TO CHANGE A FLAT
PROTECT YOUR LIFE -
NO SPARE FOR THAT!
TO SOOTHE
AND SMOOTH
YOU TENDER SKIN
IT'S NOW IMPROVED
WITH LANOLIN
THOUGH TOUGH
AND ROUGH
FROM WIND AND WAVE
YOUR CHEEK
GROWS SLEEK WITH

ONE BURMA-SHAVE
THE SCHOOL BOY CRIED
AT LEAST
I'LL SMELL
AS IF I TRIED

IN SEVENTY YEARS
OF BRUSHIN' SOAP ON
GRAMPS COULDA PAINTED
THE PENTAGON
USE BRUSHLESS

THESE THREE
PREVENT MOST ACCIDENTS
COURTESY
CAUTION
COMMON SENSE

 

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