The Burma-Shave Legend

1951

I'D HEARD
IT PRAISED
BY DRUG STORE CLERKS
I TRIED THE STUFF
HOT DOG! IT WORKS

SOAP
MAY DO
FOR LADS WITH FUZZ
BUT SIR, YOU AIN'T
THE KID YOU WUZ
TRAIN WRECKS FEW
REASON CLEAR
FIREMAN
NEVER HUGS
ENGINEER

SHE EYED
HIS BEARD
AND SAID NO DICE
THE WEDDING'S OFF -
I'LL COOK THE RICE

ALTHOUGH INSURED
REMEMBER, KIDDO
THEY DON'T PAY YOU
THEY PAY
YOUR WIDOW
TRAIN APPROACHING
WHISTLE SQUEALING
PAUSE!
AVOID THAT
RUNDOWN FEELING!
MY CHEEK
SAYS SHE
FEELS SMOOTH AS SATIN
HA! HA! SAYS HE
THAT'S MINE YOU'RE PATTIN'
UNLESS
YOUR FACE
IS STINGER FREE
YOU'D BETTER LET
YOUR HONEY BE
ANOTHER
RED SKIN
BIT THE DUST
WHEN PA TRIED
WHAT THESE SIGNS DISCUSSED
SUBSTITUTES
CAN DO
MORE HARM
THAN CITY FELLERS
ON A FARM
THE BAND
FOR WHICH
THE GRAND STAND ROOTS
IS NOT MADE OF
SUBSTI-TOOTS!
PAT'S BRISTLES
SCRATCHED
BRIDGET'S NOSE
THAT'S WHEN
HER WILD IRISH ROSE
CAUTIOUS RIDER
TO HER
RECKLESS DEAR
LET'S HAVE LESS BULL
AND LOTS MORE STEER
THE HOBO
LETS HIS
WHISKERS SPROUT
IT'S TRAINS - NOT GIRLS
THAT HE TAKES OUT
SPRING
HAS SPRING
THE GRASS HAS RIZ
WHERE LAST YEAR'S
CARELESS DRIVERS IS
A BEARD
THAT'S ROUGH
AND OVERGROWN
IS BETTER THAN
A CHAPERONE
BIG BLUE TUBE
IT'S A HONEY
BEST SQUEEZE PLAY
FOR LOVE
OR MONEY
DRINKING DRIVERS
DON'T YOU KNOW
GREAT BANGS
FROM LITTLE
BINGES GROW?
PROPER
DISTANCE
TO HIM WAS BUNK
THEY PULLED HIM OUT
OF SOME GUY'S TRUNK

I KNOW
HE'S A WOLF
SAID RIDING HOOD
BUT GRANDMA DEAR,
HE SMELLS SO GOOD

 

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