| 1929 - 1939 |
1940 - 1949 |
1950 - 1960 |
Your shaving brush
Has had its day
So why not
Shave the modern way
With
Burma-Shave (1929) |
His face
Was loved
By just his mother
He Burma-Shaved
And now--
Oh, brother (1940) |
His crop of
Whiskers
Needed reaping
That's what kept
His Lena leaping
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Every shaver
Now can snore
Six more minutes
Than before
By using
Burma-Shave (1929)
|
Substitutes and
Imitations
Send 'em to
Your wife's
Relations
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
A whiskery kiss
For the one
You adore
May not make her mad
But her face will be sore Burma-Shave (1950) |
Does your husband
Misbehave
Grunt and grumble
Rant and rave
Shoot the brute some
Burma-Shave (1930) |
College cutie
Pigskin hero
Bristly Kiss
Hero
Zero
Burma-Shave (1940) |
The whale
Put Jonah
Down the hatch
But coughed him up
Because he scratched
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Are your whiskers
When you wake
Tougher than
A two-bit steak?
Try Burma-Shave (1930) |
A scratchy chin
Like bright pink socks
Puts any romance
On the rocks
Burma-Shave (1940) |
Her chariot
Raced 80 per
They hauled away
What had
Ben Her
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Hinky-dinky
Parley voo
Cheer up the face
The war
Is thru
Burma-Shave (1930) |
A Christmas hug
A birthday kiss
Awaits The woman
Who gives this
Burma-Shave (1940) |
Bracing as
An ocean breeze
For after shaving
It's sure
To please
Burma-Shave Lotion (1950)
|
Early to rise
Was meant for those
Old fashioned guys
Who didn't use
Burma-Shave (1930)
|
Always remember
On any trip
Keep two things
Within your grip
Your steering wheel and Burma-Shave (1940) |
A guy who drives
A car wide open
Is not thinkin'
He's just hopin'
Burma-Shave (1950)
|
The 50 cent jar
So large By heck
Even the Scotch
Now shave the neck
Burma-Shave (1930) |
Approached a crossing
Without looking
Who will eat
His widow's cooking?
Burma-Shave (1940) |
The wife
Who keeps on
Being kissed
Always heads
Her shopping list
Burma-Shave (1950)
|
Tho stiff
The beard
That Nature gave
It shaves like down
With
Burma-Shave (1930)
|
Don't pass cars
On curve or hill
If the cops
Don't get you
Morticians will
Burma-Shave (1940) |
To kiss
A mug
That's like a cactus
Takes more nerve
Than it does practice
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Take a tip
For your trip
No wet brush
To soak
Your grip
Burma-Shave (1931) |
Drove too long
Driver snoozing
What happened next
Is not
Amusing
Burma-Shave (1940) |
To change that
Shaving job
To joy
You gotta use
The real McCoy
Burma-Shave (1950) |
The one horse shay
Has had its day
So has the brush
And lather way
Use
Burma-Shave (1931) |
Famous last words
"If he won't
Dim his
I won't
Dim mine"
Burma-Shave (1940) |
Twinkle, twinkle
One-eyed car
We all wonder
WHERE
You are
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Tho tough
And rough
From wind and wave
Your cheek grows sleek
With
Burma-Shave (1931)
|
First men buy it
Then apply it
Then advise
Their friends
To try it
Burma-Shave (1940 |
Use Burma-Shave
In tube
Or jar
Then follow up
With our new star
Burma-Shave Lotion (1950) |
Golfers!
If fewer strokes
Are what you crave
You're out of the rough
With
Burma-Shave (1931)
|
Give hand signals
To those behind
They don't know
What's in
Your mind
Burma-Shave (1940) |
Violets are blue
Roses are pink
On graves
Of those
Who drive and drink
Burma-Shave (1950)
|
Shaving brush
All wet
And hairy
I've passed you up
For sanitary
Burma-Shave (1931) |
Guys whose eyes
Are in
Their backs
Get halos crossing
Railroad tracks
Burma-Shave (1940) |
The blackened
forest
Smolders yet
Because
He flipped
A cigarette
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Take a tip
For your trip
No wet brush
To soak
Your grip
Burma-Shave (1931) |
He married Grace
With scratchy face
He only
Got one day
Of Grace!
Burma-Shave (1940) |
The whale
Put Jonah
Down the hatch
But coughed him up
Because he scratched
Burma-Shave (1950) |
A shave
That's real
No cuts to heal
A soothing
Velvet after-feel Burma-Shave (1932) |
He saw
The train
And tried to duck it
Kicked first the gas
And then the bucket
Burma-Shave (1940) |
The whale
Put Jonah
Down the hatch
But coughed him up
Because he scratched
Burma-Shave (1950) |
The cannoneers
With hairy ears
On wiry whiskers
Used tin shears
Until they found
Burma-Shave (1932)
|
He's the boy
The gals forgot
His line
Was smooth
His chin was not
Burma-Shave (1940) |
Burma-Shave
Was such a boom
They passed
The bride
And kissed the groom (1950) |
A shave
That's real
No cuts to heal
A soothing
Velvet after-feel Burma-Shave (1932) |
Headline news
For face
And chin
Now improved
With lanolin
Burma-Shave (1940) |
Candidate says
Campaign
Confusing
Babies kiss me
Since I've been using
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Political pull
May be
Of use
For razor pull
There's no excuse
Burma-Shave (1932) |
Said Juliet
To Romeo
If you
Won't shave
Go homeo
Burma-Shave (1940) |
His cheek
Was rough
His chick vamoosed
And now she won't
Come home to roost
Burma-Shave (1950) |
You'll love your wife
You'll love her paw
You'll even love
Your mother-in-law
If you use
Burma-Shave (1932) |
No man can really
Do his stuff
With a face that's sore
Or a chin
That's rough
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
If your peach
Keeps out
Of reach
Better practice
What we preach
Burma-Shave (1950)
|
Give the guy
The toe of your boot
Who tries
To hand you
A substitute for
Burma-Shave (1932) |
Stores are full
Of shaving aids
But all you need
Is this
And blades
Burma-Shave (1940) |
Missin' Kissin'?
Perhaps your thrush
Can't get thru
The underbrush--try
Burma-Shave (1950) |
For painting
cow-shed
Barn or fence
That shaving brush
Is just immense
Burma-Shave (1932) |
Sleep in a chair
Nothing to lose
But a nap
At the wheel
Is a permanent snooze
Burma-Shave (1940) |
No use Knowing
How to pick 'em
If your half-shaved
Whiskers stick 'em
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Shaving brush
Don't you cry
You'll be a
Shoe dauber
By and by
Burma-Shave (1933) |
Put your brush
Back on the shelf
The darn thing
Needs a
Shave itself
Burma-Shave (1940) |
Dinah doesn't
Treat him right
But if he'd
Shave
Dyna-mite!
Burma-Shave (1950) |
The answer to
A maiden's
Prayer
Is not a chin
Of stubby hair
Burma-Shave (1933) |
Prickly pears
Are picked
For pickles
No peach picks
A face that prickles
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
Clancy's Whiskers
Tickle Nancy
Nancy lowered the boom
On Clancy!
Burma-Shave (1950) |
If your hubby
Trumps your ace
Here's something
That will
Save his face
Burma-Shave (1933) |
If these
Signs blur
And bounce around
You'd better park
And walk to town
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
She will
Flood your face
With kisses
'Cause you smell
So darn delicious
Burma-Shave Lotion (1950) |
Mug and brush
Old Adam
Had 'em
Is your husband
Like Adam, Madam?
Burma-Shave (1933)
|
When frisky
With whiskey
Don't drive
'Cause it's
Risky
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
He tried
To cross
As fast train neared
Death didn't draft him
He volunteered
Burma-Shave (1950) |
It's not toasted
It's not dated
But look out --
It's imitated
Insist on
Burma-Shave (1933) |
When you drive
If caution ceases
You are apt
To rest
In pieces
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
Doesn't Kiss you
Like she useter?
Perhaps she's seen
A smoother rooster!!
Burma-Shave (1950) |
He played
A sax
Had no B.O.
But his whiskers scratched
So she let him go
Burma-Shave (1933) |
It's best for
One who hits
The bottle
To let another
Use the throttle
Burma-Shave (1940) |
My job is
Keeping faces clean
And nobody knows
De stubble
I've seen
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Ruddy cheeks
And face
Of tan
Neatly shaven
What a man!
Burma-Shave (1933)
|
Just spread
Then pat
Now shave
That's
That
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
His brush is gone
So what'll we do
Said Mike Robe I
To Mike Robe II
Burma-Shave (1950)
|
When cutting
Whiskers
You don't need
To leave one half
Of them for seed
Burma-Shave (1933)
|
You can beat
A mile a minute
But there ain't
No future
In it
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
This cooling shave
Will never fail
To stamp
Its user
First class male
Burma-Shave (1950) |
He had the ring
He had the flat
But she felt his chin
And that
Was that
Burma-Shave (1934) |
You can't reach 80
Hale and hearty
By driving 80
Home from
The party
Burma-Shave (1940) |
Dinah doesn't
Treat him right
But if he'd
Shave
Dyna-mite!
Burma-Shave (1950)
|
Jonah took
No brush
To mop his face
Where Jonah went
He needed space
Burma-Shave(1934) |
You've used
Our cream
Now try our blades
Pair up the best
In shaving aids
Burma-Shave (1940) |
His crop of Whiskers
Needed reaping
That's what kept
His Lena leaping
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Your beauty, boys
Is just
Skin deep
What skin you've got
You ought to keep
Burma-Shave(1934)
|
College cutie
Pigskin hero
Bristly Kiss
Hero
Zero
Burma-Shave (1940) |
The draftee
Tried a tube
And purred
Well whaddya know
I've been defurred
Burma-Shave (1950) |
The answer to
A shaver's dream
A greaseless
No brush
Shaving cream
Burma-Shave(1934) |
This is not
A clever verse
I tried
And tried
But just
Got worse
Burma-shave (1940) |
The wife
Who keeps on
Being kissed
Always heads
Her shopping list
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Bachelor's quarters
Dog on the rug
Whiskers to blame
No one
To hug
Burma-Shave(1934)
|
The bearded devil
Is forced
To dwell
In the only place
Where they don't sell
Burma-Shave (1940) |
Is he Lonesome
Or just blind--
This guy who drives
So close behind?
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Bristly beard Or silky
fuzz
Just shave 'em back
To where
They was
Burma-Shave(1934)
|
Headline news For face
And chin
Now improved
With lanolin
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
His cheek Was rough
His chick vamoosed
And now she won't
Come home to roost
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Beneath this stone Lies
Elmer Gush
Tickled to death
By his shaving brush
Burma-Shave (1934)
|
He's the boy
The gals forgot
His line
Was smooth
His chin was not
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
Clancy's Whiskers
Tickle Nancy
Nancy lowered the boom
On Clancy!
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Every second
Without fail
Some store
Rings up
Another sale
Burma-Shave (1934) |
Drove too long
Driver snoozing
What happened next
Is not
Amusing
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
These signs
We gladly
Dedicate
To men who've had
No date of late
Burma-Shave (1950) |
The bearded lady
Tried a jar
She's now
A famous
Movie star
Burma-Shave(1934)
|
Don't pass cars
On curve or hill
If the cops
Don't get you
Morticians will
Burma-Shave (1940)
|
A guy
Who drives
A car wide open
Is not thinkin'
He's just hopin'
Burma-Shave (1950) |
College boys!
Your courage muster
Shave off
That fuzzy
Cookie duster
Burma-Shave (1934) |
Tell
The dear
Who shops around
That half a buck
Buys half a pound
Burma-Shave (1941)
|
The ladies
Take one whiff
And purr--
It's no wonder
Men prefer
Burma-Shave Lotion (1950) |
Every day
We do
Our part
To make your face
A work of art
Burma-Shave(1934) |
They missed
The turn
Car was whizz'n
Fault was her'n
Funeral his'n
Burma-Shave (1941)
|
Bracing as
An ocean breeze
For after shaving
It's sure
To please
Burma-Shave Lotion (1950) |
The game laws
Ought to
Let you shoot
The bird who hands you
A substitute
Burma-Shave(1934)
|
Gets each Whisker
At the base
No ingrown hair
On neck or face
Burma-Shave (1941)
|
The place to pass
On curves
You know
Is only at
A beauty show
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Noah had whiskers In the
ark
But he wouldn't get by
On a bench
In the park
Burma-Shave (1934)
|
From
Bar
To Car
To
Gates ajar
Burma-Shave (1941) |
Pedro
Walked
Back home by golly
His bristly chin
Was hot-to-Molly
Burma-Shave (1950) |
Dewhiskered
Kisses
Defrost
The Misses
Burma-Shave(1935) |
He used Umbrella
For parachute
Now rejects
Every substitute
Burma-Shave (1941)
|
On curves ahead
Remember, sonny
That rabbit's foot
Didn't save
The bunny
Burma-shave (1950)
|
Eeny-meeny
Miny-mo
Save your skin
Your time
Your dough
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
She kissed
The hairbrush
By mistake
She thought it was
Her husband Jake
Burma-Shave (1941)
|
Pat's bristles
Scratched
Bridget's nose
That's when
Her wild Irish rose
Burma-Shave (1951) |
Shaving brush
Is out of date
Use the
Razor's
Perfect mate
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
Here's
A good deed
For a scout
Tell your dad
All about
Burma-Shave (1941)
|
Proper
Distance
To him was bunk
They pulled him out
Of some guy's trunk
Burma-Shave (1951) |
Grandpa's beard
Was stiff and coarse
And that's what
Caused his
Fifth divorce
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
Don't stick Your elbow
Out so far
It might go home
In another car
Burma-Shave (1941)
|
Another
Red skin
Bit the dust
When Pa tried
What these signs discussed
Burma-Shave (1951)
|
Avoid the store
Which claims
You should
Buy something else
That's just as good
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
Remember this
If you'd
Be spared
Trains don't whistle
Because they're scared
Burma-Shave (1941) |
I'd heard
It praised
By drug store clerks
I tried the stuff
Hot dog! It works
Burma-Shave (1951)
|
Be a modern Paul Revere
Spread the news
From ear
To ear
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
If man bites doggie
That is news
If face
Scares doggie
Better use
Burma-Shave (1941)
|
My cheek Says she
Feels smooth as satin
Ha! Ha! Says he
That's mine you're pattin'
Burma-Shave (1951)
|
If you think
She likes
Your bristles
Walk bare-footed
Through some thistles
Burma-Shave(1935) |
Substitutes Resemble
Tail-chasing pup
Follow and follow
But never catch up
Burma-Shave (1941) |
Drinking drivers
Don't you know
Great bangs
From little
Binges grow?
Burma-Shave (1951) |
Helps Your budget
Hold it's ground
Half a dollar
Half a pound
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
Soldier Sailor
And marine
Now get a shave
That's quick and clean
Burma-Shave (1941) |
Cautious rider To
her
Reckless dear
Let's have less bull
And lots more steer
Burma-Shave (1951) |
Cutie invited Varsity
hop
Guy full
Of whiskers
Party a flop
Burma-Shave(1935) |
At intersections
Look each way
A harp sounds nice
But it's
Hard to play
Burma-Shave (1941) |
The band
For which
The grand stand roots
Is not made up
Substi-toots!
Burma-Shave (1951) |
Whiskers long
Made Samson strong
But Samson's gal
She done
Him wrong
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
If every sip Fills you
With zip
Then your sipper
Needs a zipper
Burma-Shave (1941) |
Altho insured
Remember, kiddo
They don't pay you
They pay
Your widow
Burma-Shave (1951) |
It took years
To perfect
For you
A brushless cream
That's greaseless too
Burma-Shave(1935) |
When better
Shaving brushes
Are made
We'll still shave
Without their aid
Burma-Shave (1941) |
She eyed
His beard
And said no dice
The wedding's off--
I'll COOK the rice
Burma-Shave (1951) |
Keep well
To the right
Of the oncoming car
Get your close shaves
From the half-pound jar
Burma-Shave(1935) |
When Peter Piper
Pickle picker
Kissed his gal
His beard
Would prick 'er
Burma-Shave (1941) |
Train approaching
Whistle squealing
Pause!
Avoid that
Rundown feeling!
Burma-Shave (1951) |
The happy golfer
Find with glee
The shave
That suits him
To a tee
Burma-Shave(1935) |
When junior takes
Your ties
And car
It's time to buy
An extra jar
Burma-Shave (1941) |
Spring
Has sprung
The grass has riz
Where last year's
Careless drivers is
Burma-Shave (1951)
|
Tube Immense
35 cents
Easy shaving
Low expense
Burma-Shave(1935) |
Wild Dashes
From by-ways
Cause crashes
On highways
Burma-Shave (1941) |
I know
He's a wolf
Said riding hood
But Grandma dear,
He smells so good
Burma-Shave (1951) |
You know Your onions
Lettuce suppose
This beets 'em all
Don't turnip your nose
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
Broken romance Stated
fully
She went wild
When he
Went wooly
Burma-Shave (1941)
|
The hobo Lets his
Whiskers sprout
It's trains--not girls
That he takes out
Burma-Shave (1951)
|
I just joined
The young man said
A nudist camp
Is my face red?
No! I use
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
Rhyme and reason
Every season
You've read
The rhyme
Now try the reason
Burma-Shave (1941) |
Soap May do
For lads with fuzz
Bur sir, you ain't
The kid you wuz
Burma-Shave (1951)
|
Cutie invited
Varsity hop
Guy full
Of whiskers
Party a flop
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
Life is sweet
But oh how bitter!
To love a gal
And then
Not git 'er
Burma-Shave (1941)
|
Substitutes
Can do
More harm
Than city fellers
On a farm
Burma-Shave (1951)
|
His face
Was smooth
And cool as ice
And oh! Louise!
He smelled so nice
Burma-Shave Lotion (1935)
|
The answer to
A maiden's prayer
Is a man
Most anywhere
Using
Burma-Shave (1941) |
Unless
Your face
Is stinger free
You'd better let
Your honey be
Burma-Shave (1951)
|
Water heater
Out of kilter
Try the brushless
Whisker
Wilter
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
Trains don't wander All
over the map
For no one
Sits on
The engineer's lap
Burma-Shave (1941) |
Big blue tube
It's a honey
Best squeeze play
For love
Or money
Burma-Shave (1951)
|
With 200 kinds
From which to choose
2 million men
Prefer
To use
Burma-Shave(1935) |
Can't shave daily?
Tender hide?
Now be honest
Have you
Tried
Burma-Shave (1942) |
Train wrecks few
Reason clear
Fireman
Never hugs
Engineer
Burma-Shave (1951) |
If substitution
He should try
Just look that clerk
Right in the eye
And bellow
Burma-Shave(1935)
|
Pa acted
So tickled
Ma thought
He was pickled
He'd just tried
Burma-Shave (1942) |
The wolf
Is shaved
So neat and trim
Red Riding Hood
Is chasing him
Burma-Shave (1952) |
Congressman Pipp
Let's give the
Clerk a hand
Who never
Palms off
Another brand
Burma-Shave (1936) |
Pa likes the cream
Ma likes the jar
Both like
The price
So there you are
Burma-Shave (1942)
|
We can't
Provide you
With a date
But we do supply
The best darn bait
Burma-Shave (1952)
|
To get Away from
Hairy apes
Ladies jump
From fire escapes
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
Maybe you can't
Shoulder a gun
But you can shoulder
The cost of one
Buy defense bonds
Burma-Shave (1942)
|
Better try
Less speed per mile
That car
May have to
Last a while
Burma-Shave (1952)
|
Jimmie said a naughty
word Jimmie's mother overheard
Soapsuds? No!
He preferred
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
Iceman's grandson
Now full grown
Has cooling system
All his own
He uses
Burma-Shave (1942)
|
A chin
Where barbed wire
Bristles stand
Is bound to be
A no ma'ams land
Burma-Shave (1952)
|
Cooties love
Bewhiskered places
Cuties love the
Smoothest faces
Shaved by
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
If you
Don't know
Whose signs
These are
You can't have
Driven very far
Burma-Shave (1942) |
Leaves Face soft
As woman's touch
Yet doesn't cost you
Near as much
Burma-Shave (1952) |
Your razor
Floats thru
The hair
With the
Greatest of ease
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
Substitutes
Like unseen barter
Often make one
Sad
But smarter
Burma-Shave (1942)
|
Relief For faces
Chapped and sore
Keeps 'em comin'
Back for more
Burma-Shave (1952) |
His tenor voice
She thought divine
Till whiskers
Scratched
Sweet Adeline
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
Buying defense bonds
Means money lent
So they
Don't cost you
One red cent
Burma-Shave (1942)
|
We've made Grandpa
Look so trim
The local
Draft board's after him
Burma-Shave (1952)
|
All these years
Your skin
Has dried
Why not moisten
Up your hide
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
If hugging
On highways
Is your sport
Trade in your car
For a davenport
Burma-Shave (1942)
|
"No, no," She
said
To her bristly beau
"I'd rather
Eat the mistletoe"
Burma-Shave (1952)
|
Special treatment
Every hair
Holds it up
And cuts
It square
Burma-Shave (1936) |
What you shouted
May be true,
But
Did you hear
What he called you?
Burma-Shave (1942) |
5-star Generals
Privates 1st class
Show equal rank
In the looking-glass
Burma-Shave (1952) |
If you
And whiskers
Do hobnob
Some sailor gob
Will steal your squab
Burma-Shave (1936) |
Of all
The drunks
Who drive on Sunday
Some are still
Alive on Monday
Burma-Shave (1942)
|
His rose
Is wed
His violet blew
But his sugar is sweet
Since he took this cue
Burma-Shave (1952) |
As you journey
Down the years
Your mirror is
The glass that cheers
If you use
Burma-Shave (1936) |
There's no whisker
It won't soften
Shave 'em close
And not
So often
Burma-Shave (1942) |
Heaven's
Latest
Neophyte
Signalled left
Then turned right
Burma-Shave (1952) |
If you're just
An average man
Wanting to look
The best you can
Use
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
A girl
Should hold on
To her youth
But not
When he's driving Burma-Shave (1942) |
A beard
That's rough
And overgrown
is better than
A chaperone
Burma-Shave (1951) |
Ed's face
Is rough
And rugged
Ed's wife
Doesn't hug Ed
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
Shaving brush
In army pack
Was straw that broke
The rookie's back
Use brushless
Burma-Shave (1942) |
To steal
A kiss
He had the knack
But lacked the cheek
To get one back
Burma-Shave (1952) |
Old McDonald
On the farm
Shaved so hard
He broke his arm
Then he bought
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
"At ease," she said
"Maneuvers begin
When you get
Those whiskers
Off your chin"
Burma-Shave (1942)
|
Why is it
When you
Try to pass
The guy in front
Goes twice as fast?
Burma-Shave (1952)
|
Smith Brothers
Would look immense
If they'd just
Cough up 50 cents
For half pound jar
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
Brother speeders
Let's
Rehearse
All together
"Good morning, Nurse!"
Burma-Shave (1942)
|
His
Tomato
Was the mushy type
Until his beard
Grew over-ripe
Burma-Shave (1952)
|
Shaving brush
And soapy smear
Went out of
Style with
Hoops my dear
Burma-Shave (1936) |
Let's make Hitler
And Hirohito
Look as sick as
Old Benito
Buy defense bonds
Burma-Shave (1942) |
This cream
Makes the
Gardener's daughter
Plant her tu-lips
Where she oughter
Burma-Shave (1953)
|
Riot at
Drug store
Calling all cars
100 customers
99 jars
Burma-Shave (1936)
|
To most brush shavers
It's quite clear
The yanks aren't coming
The yanks are here
Use brushless
Burma-Shave (1942)
|
The safest rule
No ifs or buts
Just drive
Like every one else
Is nuts!
Burma-Shave (1953)
|
The cream
Preserves
Pa's razor blade
The jar preserves
Ma's marmalade
Burma-Shave (1936) |
Traveling men
Know ease
And speed
Their shaving kits
Hold what they need
Burma-Shave (1942) |
No matter
The price
No matter how new
The best safety device
In your car is you
Burma-Shave (1953) |
To every man
His shave
Is best
Until he makes
The final test
Burma-Shave (1936) |
It's a good
Old Spanish custom
Take your mug
And brush
And bust 'em
Burma-Shave (1943) |
If anything
Will please
Your Jill
A little jack
For this jar will
Burma-Shave (1953)
|
Every Sheba
Wants a sheik
Strong of muscle
Smooth of cheek
Burma-Shave (1937) |
Shaving brushes
You'll soon see 'em
On the shelf
In some
Museum
Burma-Shave (1943) |
Toughest
Whiskers
In the town
We hold 'em up
You mow 'em down
Burma-Shave (1953) |
If harmony
Is what
You crave
Then get
A tuba
Burma-Shave (1937) |
Many a wolf
Is never let in
Because of the hair
On his
Chinny-chin-chin
Burma-Shave (1943)
|
Our fortune
Is your
Shaven face
It's our best
Advertising space
Burma-Shave (1953) |
Mid rising
Taxes
Soaring rents
Still half a pound
For fifty cents
Burma-Shave (1937)
|
Film protects
Your neck
And chin
So your razor
Won't dig in
Burma-Shave (1943)
|
We're widely read
And often quoted
But it's shaves
Not signs
For which we're noted
Burma-Shave (1953) |
If HER whiskers
Scratched YOUR cheek
You would
Send her out
To seek
Burma-Shave (1937)
|
Within this vale
Of toil
And sin
Your head grows bald
But not your chin -- Use
Burma-Shave (1943) |
The hero
Was brave and strong
And willin'
She felt his chin--
Then wed the villain
Burma-Shave (1953) |
Bathroom shelf
Surprises me
From shaving clutter
It's now free
I'm using
Burma-Shave (1937)
|
Half a pound
For
Half a dollar
Spread on thin
Above the collar
Burma-Shave (1943)
|
Feel your face
As you ride by
Now don't
You think
It's time to try
Burma-Shave (1953) |
Salesmen, tourists Camper-outers
All you other
Whisker-sprouters
Don't forget your
Burma-Shave (1937) |
Why does a chicken
Cross the street?
She sees a guy
She'd like to meet
He uses
Burma-Shave (1944)
|
When you lay
Those few cents down
You've bought
The smoothest
Shave in town
Burma-Shave (1953)
|
Fingers were made
Before brushes --
Use 'em
They're much safer
You can't lose 'em
Burma-Shave (1937) |
Why does a chicken
Cross the street?
She sees a guy
She'd like to meet
He uses
Burma-Shave (1944)
|
These signs
Are not
For laughs alone
The face they save
May be your own
Burma-Shave (1953)
|
It's in
The bag
Of every man
Who travels
Lightly as he can
Burma-Shave (1937) |
Both hands
On wheel
Eyes on road
That's the skillful
Driver's code
Burma-Shave (1944) |
He asked
His kitten
To pet and purr
She eyed his puss
And screamed "What fur!"
Burma-Shave (1953) |
Substitutes!
Smooth guys sell 'em
Easy marks use 'em
Well groomed men
Always refuse 'em
Burma-Shave (1937)
|
To a substitute
He gave a trial
It took off
Nothing
But his smile
Burma-Shave (1944)
|
Around
The curve
Lickety-split
It's a beautiful car
Wasn't it?
Burma-Shave (1953)
|
Little Willie
Modern soul
Busted Papa's
Brush and bowl
Nice work Willie
Burma-Shave (1937) |
It spreads so smooth
It shaves so slick
It feels
Like velvet
And it's quick
Burma-Shave (1944)
|
Substitutes
Are like a girdle
They find some jobs
They just
Can't hurdle
Burma-Shave (1953)
|
No pulling
At the whisker base
A soothing film
Protects
Your face
Burma-Shave (1937) |
Sleep in a chair
Nothing to lose
But a nap
At the wheel
Is a permanent snooze
Burma-Shave (1944)
|
If Crusoe'd
Kept his chin
More tidy
He might have found
A lady Friday
Burma-Shave (1953)
|
Paper hangers
With the hives
Now can
Shave with
Carving knives
Burma-Shave (1937) |
Big mistake
Many make
Rely on horn
Instead of
Brake
Burma-Shave (1944)
|
It gave McDonald
That needed charm
Hello Hollywood
Good-by farm
Burma-Shave (1953
|
Men
Who've tested
Every brand
Are just the ones
Who now demand
Burma-Shave (1937)
|
Twould be
More fun
To go by air
If we could put
These signs up there
Burma-Shave (1944)
|
That barefoot
Chap
With cheeks of tan
Won't let 'em chap
When he's a man
Burma-Shave (1953) |
Week-old beard
So masked his face
His bull dog
Chased him
Off the place
Burma-Shave (1937)
|
She raised cain
When he raised stubble
Guess what
Smoothed away
Their trouble?
Burma-Shave (1944) |
Try a tube
Its cooling
Power
Refreshes like
An April shower
Burma-Shave (1955) |
Drive
With care
Be alive
When you
Arrive
Burma-Shave (1937)
|
Life with father
Is more pleasant
Since
He got this
Birthday present
Burma-Shave (1944) |
A Christmas hug
A birthday kiss
Awaits the woman
Who gives this
Burma-Shave (1955)
|
The burma girls I
n Mandalay
Dunk bearded lovers
In the bay
Who don't use
Burma-Shave (1937)
|
The chick
He wed
Let out a whoop
Felt his chin and
Flew the coop
Burma-Shave (1944)
|
Grandpa knows
It ain't too late
He's gone
To git
Some widder bait
Burma-Shave (1955) |
You've laughed
At our signs
For many a mile
Be a sport
Give us a trial
Burma-Shave (1937) |
His line was smooth
But not his chin
He took her out
She took him in
To buy some
Burma-Shave (1944) |
For shaving comfort
Without
A sting
That big blue tube
Has everything
Burma-Shave (1955)
|
From Saskatoon
To Alabam'
You hear men praise
The shave
What am
Burma-Shave (1937)
|
From statistics
That we gather
The swing is to
No brush
No lather
Burma-Shave (1944) |
Slow down, Pa
Sakes alive
Ma missed signs
Four
And five
Burma-Shave (1955)
|
Romances are wrecked Before they
begin
By a hair
On the coat
Or a lot on the chin
Burma-Shave (1937)
|
Enhance their
Chance
To highball home
In an ambulance
Burma-Shave (1944)
|
Cattle crossing
Means go slow
That old bull
Is some
Cow's beau
Burma-Shave (1955) |
Stomach ache!
Doctor --
Toothache!
Dentist --
Whiskers!
Burma-Shave (1937) |
Tested
In peace
Proven in war
Better now
Than ever before
Burma-Shave (1944) |
Free ! Free !
A trip
To Mars
For 900
Empty jars
Burma-Shave (1955) |
The crowd
You see
Around that store
Are Burma-Shavers
Buying more
Burma-Shave (1937) |
You can beat
A mile a minute
But there ain't
No future
In it
Burma-Shave (1944)
|
Jar so big
Cost so small
Coolest
Smoothest
Shave of all
Burma-Shave (1955)
|
The cannibals
Took just one view
And said
He looks too nice
To stew
Burma-Shave (1937) |
The wolf
Who longs
To roam and prowl
Should shave before
He starts to howl
Burma-Shave (1947) |
The big blue tube's
Just like Louise
You get
A thrill
From every squeeze
Burma-Shave (1955) |
Cheek to cheek
They meant to be
The lights went out
And so did he
He needed
Burma-Shave (1938) |
If a gift
You must choose
Give him
One that
He can use
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Substitutes
Can let you down
Quicker
Than a
Strapless gown
Burma-Shave (1955) |
The cream
One hears
The most of now
Comes from a jar
Not from a cow
Burma-Shave (1938)
|
Car in ditch Driver in tree
Moon was full
And so
Was he
Burma-Shave (1947)
|
The monkey took
One look at Jim
And threw the peanuts
Back at him
He needed
Burma-Shave (1955) |
A silky cheek
Shaved smooth
And clean
Is not obtained
With a mowing machine
Burma-Shave (1938)
|
In Cupid's little
Bag of trix
Here's the one
That clix
With chix
Burma-Shave (1947) |
One shave lasts
All day through
Face feels
Cool and
Smoother too
Burma-Shave (1955) |
He cried
And felt his chin
'Twas just another
Easy win for
Burma-Shave (1938) |
A guy
Who wants
To middle-aisle it
Must never scratch
His little violet
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Take Your
Time
Not
Your life
Burma-Shave (1955) |
Henry the Eighth
Prince of friskers
Lost five wives
But kept
His whiskers
Burma-Shave (1938)
|
I use it too
The bald man said
It keeps my face
Just like
My head
Burma-Shave (1947)
|
To change that
Shaving job
To joy
You gotta use
The real McCoy
Burma-Shave (1955) |
Don't take
A curve
At 60 per
We hate to lose
A customer
Burma-Shave (1938) |
Substitutes
That promise perfection
Are like
Some candidates
After election
Burma-Shave (1947) |
At a quiz Pa ain't
No whiz
But he knows how
To keep Ma his
Burma-Shave (1959) |
Here's something
That could
Even soak
The whiskers off
A radio joke
Burma-Shave (1938) |
If you want A hearty squeeze
Get our
Female
Anti-freeze
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Don't leave safety
To mere chance
That's why
Belts are
Sold with pants
Burma-Shave (1959) |
Other things have
Gone sky high
Half a dollar
Still will buy
Half pound jar
Burma-Shave (1938) |
Substitutes would
Have their place
If you could
Substitute
Your face
Burma-Shave (1947) |
At a quiz Pa ain't
No whiz
But he knows how
To keep Ma his
Burma-Shave (1959) |
Are you
An even-tempered guy?
Mad all
The time?
Better try
Burma-Shave (1938)
|
Car in ditch
Driver in tree
Moon was full
And so
Was he
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Men
With whiskers
'Neath their noses
Oughta have to kiss
Like eskimoses
Burma-Shave (1959) |
On a highway ad
He spied it
Bough a jar
Now glad he
Tried it
Burma-Shave (1938) |
Grandpa's Out with
Junior's date
Old technique
With brand new bait
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Use this cream
A day
Or two
Then don't call her--
She'll call you
Burma-Shave (1959) |
If you have
A double chin
You've two
Good reasons
To begin using
Burma-Shave (1938) |
Altho We've sold
Six million others
We still can't sell
Those coughdrop brothers
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Passing cars
When you can't see
May get you
A glimpse
Of eternity
Burma-Shave (1959) |
Fire! Fire! Keep cool
Be brave
Just grab
Your pants and
Burma-Shave (1938) |
Don't lose Your head
To gain a minute
You need your head
Your brains are in it
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Baby your skin
Keep it fitter
Or "baby"
Will get
Another sitter
Burma-Shave (1959 |
Rip Van Winkle
Said he'd rather
Snooze for years
Than shave
With lather
Burma-Shave (1938) |
Man passes
Dog house
Dog sees chin
Dog gets out
Man gets in
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Drinking drivers--
Nothing worse
They put
The quart
Before the hearse
Burma-Shave (1959) |
Ring out the old
Ring in the new
What good can
Shaving
Brushes do?
Burma-Shave (1938) |
Thrifty jars for
Stay at homes
Handy tubes
For him
Who roams
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Baby your skin
Keep it fitter
Or "baby"
Will get
Another sitter
Burma-Shave (1959) |
In every
Half a pound
My boy
You get a ton
Of Shaving joy
Burma-Shave (1938) |
Speaking of
Great events
Burma-Shave
Proudly presents
Another fine product
Burma-Vita Tooth Powder (1947) |
Don't
Try passing
On a slope
Unless you have
A periscope
Burma-Shave (1959) |
Here's the winning
Shaving team
The perfect blade
The perfect cream
Burma-Shave Blades
Burma-Shave (1938) |
No soggy brushes
In your grip
You've always
Got a
Finger tip
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Many a forest
Used to stand
Where a
Lighted match
Got out of hand
Burma-Shave (1959) |
Before I tried it
The kisses
I missed
But afterward -- Boy!
The misses I kissed
Burma-Shave (1938) |
We know
How much
You love that gal
But use both hands
For driving, pal
Burma-Shave (1947) |
He lit a match
To check gas tank
That's why
They call him
Skinless frank
Burma-Shave (1959) |
Sharpest blade
Ever made
Comfort speed
Guaranteed
15 for 25 cents
Burma-Shave Blades (1938) |
Santa's Whiskers
Need no trimmin'
He kisses kids
Not the wimmin
Burma-Shave (1947) |
If daisies
Are your
Favorite flower
Keep pushin' up those
Miles-per-hour
Burma-Shave (1959) |
Say, big boy
To go
Thru life
How'd you like
A whiskered wife?
Burma-Shave (1938) |
When the stork
Delivers a boy
Our whole
Darn factory
Jumps for joy
Burma-Shave (1947) |
Said farmer Brown
Who's bald
On top
Wish I could
Rotate the crop
Burma-Shave (1959) |
No lady likes
To dance
Or dine
Accompanied by
A porcupine
Burma-Shave (1938) |
Join
Our happy
Brushless throng
Six million users
Can't be wrong
Burma-Shave (1947)
|
The one who
Drives when
He's been drinking
Depends on you
To do his thinking
Burma-Shave (1959)
|
After one trial
You'll want more
At the next
Good drug store
15 for 25 cents
Burma-Shave Blades (1938)
|
As you drive
Play this game
Construct
A jingle
With this name
Burma-Shave (1947)
|
Don't leave safety
To mere chance
That's why
Belts are
Sold with pants
Burma-Shave (1959)
|
Cheek to cheek
They meant to be
The lights went out
And so did he
He needed
Burma-Shave (1938) |
Prices rising
O'er the nation
Here is one
That missed
Inflation
Burma-Shave (1947)
|
The poorest guy In the
Human race
Can have a
Million dollar face
Burma-Shave (1959) |
Fire! Fire!
Keep cool
Be brave
Just grab
Your pants and
Burma-Shave (1938) |
That she
Could cook
He had his doubts
Until she creamed
His bristle sprouts with
Burma-Shave (1947) |
This will never Come to pass
A back-seat
Driver
Out of gas
Burma-Shave (1960)
|
The time
To start
A real dispute
Is when you're
Offered a substitute
Burma-Shave (1938) |
A big
Improvement
Since the war
Is now on sale
In your drug store
Burma-Shave (1948) |
Forest fires Start from scratch
So think before
You toss
That match
Burma-Shave (1960) |
After one trial You'll want more
At the next
Good drug store
15 for 25 cents
Burma-Shave Blades (1938) |
Road
Was slippery
Curve was sharp
White robe, halo
Wings and harp
Burma-Shave (1948) |
Henry the Eighth Sure had
Trouble
Short term wives
Long term stubble
Burma-Shave (1960) |
Darling I am Growing old
Nonsense!
Do as you
Are told -- get
Burma-Shave (1939)
|
From New York town To Pumpkin Holler
Still
Half a pound
For half a dollar
Burma-Shave (1948)
|
Others claim Their product good
But ours
Does what
You think it should
Burma-Shave (1960) |
Spread it on And lightly too
Shave it off
That's all
You're through
Burma-Shave (1939) |
The more You shave
The brushless way
The more you'll be
Inclined to say--
Burma-Shave (1948)
|
Use our cream And we betcha
Girls won't wait
They'll come
And getcha
Burma-Shave (1960) |
At crossroads Don't just
Trust to luck
The other car
May be a truck
Burma-Shave (1939) |
A man who passes
On hills and curves
Is not a man
Of iron nerves--
He's crazy! Burma-Shav |
