The Burma-Shave Legend

1953

WHEN YOU LAY
THOSE FEW CENTS DOWN
YOU'VE BOUGHT
THE SMOOTHEST
SHAVE IN TOWN

GUT RASIERT? ("WANT A GOOD SHAVE?" - GERMAN)
_____________ (CHINESE)
LA MEJOR AFEITADA ("THE BEST SHAVE" - SPANISH)
THE BEST SHAVE
IN ANY LANGUAGE
SUBSTITUTES
ARE LIKE A GIRDLE
THEY FIND SOME JOBS
THEY JUST
CAN'T HURDLE

WE'RE WIDELY READ
AND OFTEN QUOTED
BUT IT'S SHAVES
NOT SIGNS
FOR WHICH WE'RE NOTED

IF CRUSOE'D
KEPT HIS CHIN
MORE TIDY
HE MIGHT HAVE FOUND
A LADY FRIDAY
MEN WHO
HAVE TO
TRAVEL LIGHT
FIND THE 35 CENT TUBE
JUST RIGHT
FEEL YOUR FACE
AS YOU RIDE BY
NOW DON'T
YOU THINK
IT'S TIME TO TRY
IT GAVE
MCDONALD
THAT NEEDED CHARM
HELLO HOLLYWOOD
GOOD-BY FARM
IF ANYTHING
WILL PLEASE
YOUR JILL
A LITTLE JACK
FOR THIS JAR WILL
A SHAVE
THAT'S REAL
NO CUTS TO HEAL
A SOOTHING
VELVET AFTER-FEEL
THAT BAREFOOT
CHAP
WITH CHEEKS OF TAN
WON'T LET 'EM CHAP
WHEN HE'S A MAN
AROUND
THE CURVE
LICKETY-SPLIT
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR
WASN'T IT?
OUR FORTUNE
IS YOUR
SHAVEN FACE
IT'S OUR BEST
ADVERTISING SPACE
THE BEARDED DEVIL
IS FORCED
TO DWELL
IN THE ONLY PLACE
WHERE THEY DON'T SELL
THIS CREAM
MAKES THE
GARDENER'S DAUGHTER
PLANT HER TU-LIPS
WHERE SHE OUGHTER
TOUGHEST
WHISKERS
IN THE TOWN
WE HOLD 'EM UP
YOU MOW 'EM DOWN
NO MATTER
THE PRICE
NO MATTER HOW NEW
THE BEST SAFETY DEVICE
IN YOUR CAR IS YOU
THESE SIGNS
ARE NOT
FOR LAUGHS ALONE
THE FACE THEY SAVE
MAY BE YOUR OWN
HE ASKED
HIS KITTEN
TO PET AND PURR
SHE EYED HIS PUSS
AND SCREAMED "WHAT FUR!"

THE HERO
WAS BRAVE AND STRONG
AND WILLIN'
SHE FELT HIS CHIN -
THEN WED THE VILLAIN

THE SAFEST RULE
NO IFS OR BUTS
JUST DRIVE
LIKE EVERY ONE ELSE
IN NUTS!

 

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