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Pa acted
So tickled
Ma thot
He was pickled
He'd just tried
Burma-Shave

 

If hugging
On highways
Is your sport
Trade in your car
For a davenport
Burma-Shave

 

Hat and tie
Smart and clean
Space between
Spoiled the scene
He should use
Burma-Shave

There's no whisker
It won't soften
Shave 'em close
And not
So often
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Angels
Who guard you
When you drive
Usually
Reture at 65
Burma-Shave

Forest fires
Start from scratch
So think before
You toss
That match
Burma-Shave

Dim your lights
Behind a car
Let folks see
How bright
YOU are
Burma-Shave

Thirty days
Hath September
April
June and the
Speed offender
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Others claim
Their product good
But ours
Does what
You think it should
Burma-Shave

Ben
Met Anna
Made a hit
Neglected beard
Ben-Anna split
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Drowsy?
Just remember, pard
That marble slab
Is doggone
Hard
Burma-Shave

Statistics prove
Near and far
That folks who
Drive like crazy
--Are!
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Dear lover boy,
Your photo came
But your doggone beard
Won't fit
The frame
Burma-Shave

This will never
Come to pass
A back-seat
Driver
Out of gas
Burma-Shave

Don't lose
Your head
To gain a minute
You need your head
Your brains are in it
Burma-Shave

If a gift
You must choose
Give him one
He'll like
To use
Burma-Shave

Pedro
Walked
Back home, by golly
His bristly chin
Was hot-to-Molly
Burma-Shave

If our road signs
Catch your eye
Smile
But don't forget
To buy
Burma-Shave

Does your husband
Misbehave
Grunt and grumble
Rant and rave
Shoot the brute some
Burma-Shave

It's a good
Old Spanish custom
Take your mug
And brush
And bust 'em
Burma-Shave

Early to bed
Early to rise
Was meant for those
Old fashioned guys
Who don't use
Burma-Shave

You've used
Our cream
Now try our blades
Pair up the best
In shaving aids
Burma-Shave

Don't lose
Your head
To gain a minute
You need your head
Your brains are in it
Burma-Shave

That she
Could cook
He had his doubts
Until she creamed
His bristle sprouts with
Burma-Shave

Famous last words
"If he won't
Dim his
I won't
Dim mine"
Burma-Shave

The wolf
Who longs
To roam and prowl
Should shave before
He starts to howl
Burma-Shave

Car in ditch
Driver in tree
Moon was full
And so
Was he
Burma-Shave

As you drive
Play this game
Construct
A jingle
With this name
Burma-Shave

Substitutes
That promise perfection
Are like
Some candidates
After election
Burma-Shave

If a gift
You must choose
Give him
One that
He can use
Burma-Shave

Santa's
Whiskers
Need no trimmin'
He kisses kids
Not the wimmin
Burma-Shave

When the stork
Delivers a boy
Our whole
Darn factory
Jumps for joy
Burma-Shave

Altho
We've sold
Six million others
We still can't sell
Those coughdrop brothers
Burma-Shave

Join
Our happy
Brushless throng
Six million users
Can't be wrong
Burma-Shave

If you
Must sample
Her "pucker paint"
Better drive
Where traffic ain't
Burma-Shave

It gave
Swell shaves before
Now you'll like it
Even more
The new--improved
Burma-Shave

Pull off
The road
To change a flat
Protect your life--
No spare for that!
Burma-Shave

Tho tough
And rough
From wind and wave
Your cheek
Grows sleek with
Burma-Shave

In seventy years
Of brushin' soap on
Gramps coulda painted
The pentagon
Use brushless
Burma-Shave

These three
Prevent most accidents
Courtesy
Caution
Common sense
Burma-Shave

Said one whisker
To another
Can't get tough
With this stuff
Brother
Burma-Shave

Old Dobbin
reads these signs
Each day
You see, he gets
His corn that way
Burma-Shave

To soothe
And smooth
Your tender skin
It's now improved
With lanolin
Burma-Shave

One Burma-Shave
The school boy cried
At least
I'll smell
As if I tried
Burma-Shave

Ashes to ashes
Forests to dust
Keep Minnesota green
Or we'll
All go bust
Burma-Shave

Ashes to ashes
Forests to dust
Keep Wisconsin green
Or we'll
All go bust
Burma-Shave

His cheek
Was rough
His chick vamoosed
And now she won't
Come home to roost
Burma-Shave

Twinkle, twinkle
One-eyed car
We all wonder
WHERE
You are
Burma-Shave

On curves ahead
Remember, sonny
That rabbit's foot
Didn't save
The bunny
Burma-Shave

When
Super-shaved
Remember, pard
You'll still get slapped
But not so hard
Burma-Shave

His brush is gone
So what'll we do
Said Mike Robe I
To Mike Robe II
Burma-Shave

The place to pass
On curves
You know
Is only at
A beauty show
Burma-Shave

A whiskery kiss
For the one
You adore
May not make her mad
But her face will be sore
Burma-Shave

Burma-Shave
Was such a boom
They passed
The bride
And kissed the groom

These signs
We gladly
Dedicate
To men who've had
No date of late
Burma-Shave

If your peach
Keeps out
Of reach
Better practice
What we preach
Burma-Shave

A guy
Who drives
A car wide open
Is not thinkin'
He's just hopin'
Burma-Shave

To kiss
A mug
That's like a cactus
Takes more nerve
Than it does practice
Burma-Shave

The whale
Put Jonah
Down the hatch
But coughed him up
Because he scratched
Burma-Shave

Don't
Try passing
On a slope
Unless you have
A periscope
Burma-Shave

Passing cars
When you can't see
May get you
A glimpse
Of eternity
Burma-Shave

Don't leave safety
To mere chance
That's why
Belts are
Sold with pants
Burma-Shave

At a quiz
Pa ain't
No whiz
But he knows how
To keep Ma his
Burma-Shave

Many a forest
Used to stand
Where a
Lighted match
Got out of hand
Burma-Shave

Baby your skin
Keep it fitter
Or "baby"
Will get
Another sitter
Burma-Shave

Use this cream
A day
Or two
Then don't call her--
She'll call you
Burma-Shave

The poorest guy
In the
Human race
Can have a
Million dollar face
Burma-Shave

If daisies
Are your
Favorite flower
Keep pushin' up those
Miles-per-hour
Burma-Shave

He lit a match
To check gas tank
That's why
They call him
Skinless frank
Burma-Shave

The one who
Drives when
He's been drinking
Depends on you
To do his thinking
Burma-Shave

This cream
Is like
A parachute
There isn't
Any substitute
Burma-Shave

Tempted to try it?
Follow your hunch
Be "Top Banana"
Not one
Of the bunch
Burma-Shave

Bristles scratched
His cookie's map
That's what
Made poor
Ginger snap
Burma-Shave

We've made Grandpa
Look so youthful
His pension board
Thinks
He's untruthful
Burma-Shave

Henry the Eighth
Sure had
Trouble
Short term wives
Long term stubble
Burma-Shave

When the stork
Delivers a boy
OUr whole
Darn factory
Jumps for joy
Burma-Shave

Our fortune
Is your
Shaven face
It's our best
Advertising space
Burma-Shave

Said farmer Brown
Who's bald
On top
Wish I could
Rotate the crop
Burma-Shave

Iceman's grandson
Now full grown
Has cooling system
All his own
He uses
Burma-Shave

 

Let's make Hitler
And Hirohito
Look as sick as
Old Benito
Buy defense bonds
Burma-Shave

 

Can't shave daily?
Tender hide?
Now be honest
Have you
Tried
Burma-Shave

 

Road
Was slippery
Curve was sharp
White robe, halo
Wings and harp
Burma-Shave

Shaving brush
In army pack
Was straw that broke
The rookie's back
Use brushless
Burma-Shave

Film protects
Your neck
And chin
So your razor
Won't dig in
Burma-Shave

Tho tough
And rough
From wind and wave
Your cheek grows sleek
With
Burma-Shave

Many a wolf
Is never let in
Because of the hair
On his
Chinny-chin-chin
Burma-Shave

She raised cain
When he raised stubble
Guess what
Smoothed away
Their trouble?
Burma-Shave

Big mistake
Many make
Rely on horn
Instead of
Brake
Burma-Shave

From statistics
That we gather
The swing is to
No brush
No lather
Burma-Shave

No man can really
Do his stuff
With a face that's sore
Or a chin
That's rough
Burma-Shave

First men buy it
Then apply it
Then advise
Their friends
To try it
Burma-Shave

If these
Signs blur
And bounce around
You'd better park
And walk to town
Burma-Shave

This is not
A clever verse
I tried
And tried
But just
Got worse

Why work up
A daily lather
Once you've tried
We're sure
You'd rather
Burma-Shave

If you think
She likes
Your bristles
Walk bare-footed
Through some thistles
Burma-Shave

The more
You shave
The brushless way
The more you'll be
Inclined to say--
Burma-Shave

Substitutes and
Imitations
Send 'em to
Your wife's
Relations
Burma-Shave

Highways are
No place
To sleep
Stop your car
To count your sheep
Burma-Shave

The minutes
Some folks
Save through speed
They never even
Live to need
Burma-Shave

At school zones
Heed instructions!
Protect
our little
Tax deductions
Burma-Shave

Regardless of
Political views
All good parties
Always
Choose
Burma-Shave

The midnight ride
Of Paul
For beer
Led to a
Warmer hemisphere
Burma-Shave

It's not
How fast or slow
You drive
The question is
How you arrive
Burma-Shave

In Cupid's little
Bag of trix
Here's the one
That clix
With chix
Burma-Shave

Thrifty jars for
Stay at homes
Handy tubes
For him
Who roams
Burma-Shave

If you want
A hearty squeeze
Get our
Female
Anti-freeze
Burma-Shave

Substitutes would
Have their place
If you could
Substitute
Your face
Burma-Shave

Man passes
Dog house
Dog sees chin
Dog gets out
Man gets in
Burma-Shave

A guy
Who wants
To middle-aisle it
Must never scratch
His little violet
Burma-Shave

Prices rising
O'er the nation
Here is one
That missed
Inflation
Burma-Shave

We know
How much
You love that gal
But use both hands
For driving, pal
Burma-Shave

The first
Improvement
In many a year
For cleaning teeth
Is finally here
Burma-Vita Tooth Powder

Headline news
For face
And chin
Now improved
With lanolin
Burma-Shave

His face
Was loved
By just his mother
He Burma-Shaved
And now--
Oh, brother

When frisky
With whiskey
Don't drive
'Cause it's
Risky
Burma-Shave

His beard
Was long
And strong and tough
He lost his
Chicken in the rough
Burma-Shave

Just this once
And just for fun
We'll let you
Finish
What we've begun
? ? ?

With television
On the set
Stars are
Running out
To get
Burma-Shave

With A sleek cheek
Pressed to hers
Jeepers! Creepers!
How she purrs
Burma-Shave

Men
Who have to
Travel light
Find the handy tube
Just right
Burma-Shave

Since hubby
Tried
That substitute
He's 1/3 man
And 2/3 brute
Burma-Shave

He always used
A steaming towel
And mug and brush
And language foul
'Til he tried
Burma-Shave

Violets are blue
Roses are pink
On graves
Of those
Who drive and drink
Burma-Shave

Candidate says
Campaign
Confusing
Babies kiss me
Since I've been using
Burma-Shave

My job is
Keeping faces clean
And nobody knows
De stubble
I've seen
Burma-Shave

Doesn't
Kiss you
Like she useter?
Perhaps she's seen
A smoother rooster!!
Burma-Shave

No use
Knowing
How to pick 'em
If your half-shaved
Whiskers stick 'em
Burma-Shave

He tried
To cross
As fast train neared
Death didn't draft him
He volunteered
Burma-Shave

Her chariot
Raced 80 per
They hauled away
What had
Ben Her
Burma-Shave

She will
Flood your face
With kisses
'Cause you smell
So darn delicious
Burma-Shave Lotion

Use Burma-Shave
In tube
Or jar
Then follow up
With our new star
Burma-Shave Lotion

It has a tingle
And a tang
That starts
The day off
With a bang
Burma-Shave Lotion

Bracing as
An ocean breeze
For after shaving
It's sure
To please
Burma-Shave Lotion

Better try
Less speed per mile
That car
May have to
Last a while
Burma-Shave

To steal
A kiss
He had the knack
But lacked the cheek
To get one back
Burma-Shave

We've made
Grandpa
Look so trim
The local
Draft board's after him
Burma-Shave

"No, no,"
She said
To her bristly beau
"I'd rather
Eat the mistletoe"
Burma-Shave

His rose
Is wed
His violet blew
But his sugar is sweet
Since he took this cue
Burma-Shave

Why is it
When you
Try to pass
The guy in front
Goes twice as fast?
Burma-Shave

She put
A bullet
Thru his hat
But he's had
Closer shaves than that
Burma-Shave

5-star
Generals
Privates 1st class
Show equal rank
In the looking-glass
Burma-Shave

When you lay
Those few cents down
You've bought
The smoothest
Shave in town
Burma-Shave

Substitutes
Are like a girdle
They find some jobs
They just
Can't hurdle
Burma-Shave

The bearded devil
Is forced
To dwell
In the only place
Where they don't sell
Burma-Shave

This cream
Makes the
Gardener's daughter
Plant her tu-lips
Where she oughter
Burma-Shave

No matter
The price
No matter how new
The best safety device
In your car is you
Burma-Shave

He asked
His kitten
To pet and purr
She eyed his puss
And screamed "What fur!"
Burma-Shave

Toughest
Whiskers
In the town
We hold 'em up
You mow 'em down
Burma-Shave

These signs
Are not
For laughs alone
The face they save
May be your own
Burma-Shave

The hero
Was brave and strong
And willin'
She felt his chin--
Then wed the villain
Burma-Shave

The safest rule
No ifs or buts
Just drive
Like every one else
Is nuts!
Burma-Shave

Dinah doesn't
Treat him right
But if he'd
Shave
Dyna-mite!
Burma-Shave

To change that
Shaving job
To joy
You gotta use
The real McCoy
Burma-Shave

Tho stiff
The beard
That Nature gave
It shaves
Like down with
Burma-Shave

Use our cream
And we betcha
Girls won't wait
They'll come
And getcha
Burma-Shave

 

 

 

The wife
Who keeps on
Being kissed
Always heads
Her shopping list
Burma-Shave

Stores are full
Of shaving aids
But all you need
Is this
And blades
Burma-Shave

If you
Don't know
Whose signs
These are
You can't have
Driven very far
Burma-Shave

A girl
Should hold on
To her youth
But not
When he's driving
Burma-Shave

Maybe you can't
Shoulder a gun
But you can shoulder
The cost of one
Buy defense bonds
Burma-Shave

Of all
The drunks
Who drive on Sunday
Some are stil
Alive on Monday
Burma-Shave

Traveling men
Know ease
And speed
Their shaving kits
Hold what they need
Burma-Shave

What you shouted
May be true,
But
Did you hear
What he called you?
Burma-Shave

Buying defense bonds
Means money lent
So they
Don't cost you
One red cent
Burma-Shave

To most brush shavers
It's quite clear
The yanks aren't coming
The yanks are here
Use brushless
Burma-Shave

Every shaver
Now can snore
Six more minutes
Than before
By using
Burma-Shave

One pound jar 85c
Half pound jar 50c
Big tube 35c
Don't put it off
Put it on
Burma-Shave

Half a pound
For
Half a dollar
Spread on thin
Above the collar
Burma-Shave

Shaving brushes
You'll soon see 'em
On the shelf
In some
Museum
Burma-Shave

Within this vale
Of toil
And sin
Your head grows bald
But not your chin -- Use
Burma-Shave

The cannoneers
With hairy ears
On wiry whiskers
Used tin shears
Until they found
Burma-Shave

You can beat
A mile a minute
But there ain't
No future
In it
Burma-Shave

Sleep in a chair
Nothing to lose
But a nap
At the wheel
Is a permanent snooze
Burma-Shave

Life with father
Is more pleasant
Since
He got this
Birthday present
Burma-Shave

To a substitute
He gave a trial
It took off
Nothing
But his smile
Burma-Shave

It spreads so smooth
It shaves so slick
It feels
Like velvet
And it's quick
Burma-Shave

'Twould be
More fun
To go by air
If we could put
These signs up there
Burma-Shave

His line was smooth
But not his chin
He took her out
She took him in
To buy some
Burma-Shave

The chick
He wed
Let out a whoop
Felt his chin and
Flew the coop
Burma-Shave

Tested
In peace
Proven in war
Better now
Than ever before
Burma-Shave

Both hands
On wheel
Eyes on road
That's the skillful
Driver's code
Burma-Shave

Speaking of
Great events
Burma-Shave
Proudly presents
Another fine product
Burma-Vita Tooth Powder

Just moisten
Your tooth brush
Dip in jar
And you'll enjoy
Cleaner teeth by far
Burma-Vita Tooth Powder

Don't waste powder
Down the drain
By missing brush
With faulty aim
A dip does it
Burma-Vita Tooth Powder

Better tooth cleanser
Low expense
Your druggist
Sells it
40 cents
Burma-Vita Tooth Powder

Tobacco stains
And stale breath too
Are two
Of the things
It takes from you
Burma-Vita Tooth Powder

The boy who gets
His girl's applause
Must act
Not look
Like Santa Claus
Burma-Shave

Within this vale
Of toil
And sin
Your head grows bald
But not your chin--use
Burma-Shave

Speed
Was high
Weather was not
Tires were thin
X marks the spot
Burma-Shave

A man who passes
On hills and curves
Is not a man
Of iron nerves--
He's crazy!
Burma-Shave

I've read
These signs
Since just a kid
Now that I shave
I'm glad I did
Burma-Shave

Leap year's over
You're safe, men
All you cowards
Can shave again
With brushless
Burma-Shave

He saw
The train
And tried to duck it
Kicked first the gas
And then the bucket
Burma-Shave

For early
Morning
Pep and bounce
A brand new product
We announce
Burma-Shave Lotion

The ladies
Take one whiff
And purr--
It's no wonder
Men prefer
Burma-Shave Lotion

His face
Was smooth
And cool as ice
And oh! Louise!
He smelled so nice
Burma-Shave Lotion

I'd heard
It praised
By drug store clerks
I tried the stuff
Hot dog! It works
Burma-Shave

Train wrecks few
Reason clear
Fireman
Never hugs
Engineer
Burma-Shave

Altho insured
Remember, kiddo
They don't pay you
They pay
Your widow
Burma-Shave

My cheek
Says she
Feels smooth as satin
Ha! Ha! Says he
That's mine you're pattin'
Burma-Shave

Soap
May do
For lads with fuzz
Bur sir, you ain't
The kid you wuz
Burma-Shave

She eyed
His beard
And said no dice
The wedding's off--
I'll COOK the rice
Burma-Shave

Train approaching
Whistle squealing
Pause!
Avoid that
Rundown feeling!
Burma-Shave

Unless
Your face
Is stinger free
You'd better let
Your honey be
Burma-Shave

Another
Red skin
Bit the dust
When Pa tried
What these signs discussed
Burma-Shave

The band
For which
The grand stand roots
Is not made up
Substi-toots!
Burma-Shave

Cautious rider
To her
Reckless dear
Let's have less bull
And lots more steer
Burma-Shave

Spring
Has sprung
The grass has riz
Where last year's
Careless drivers is
Burma-Shave

Big blue tube
It's a honey
Best squeeze play
For love
Or money
Burma-Shave

Proper
Distance
To him was bunk
They pulled him out
Of some guy's trunk
Burma-Shave

Missin'
Kissin'?
Perhaps your thrush
Can't get thru
The underbrush--try
Burma-Shave

Clancy's
Whiskers
Tickle Nancy
Nancy lowered the boom
On Clancy!
Burma-Shave

A chin
Where barbed wire
Bristles stand
Is bound to be
A no ma'ams land
Burma-Shave

Leaves
Face soft
As woman's touch
Yet doesn't cost you
Near as much
Burma-Shave

We can't
Provide you
With a date
But we do supply
The best darn bait
Burma-Shave

The wolf
Is shaved
So neat and trim
Red Riding Hood
Is chasing him
Burma-Shave

Relief
For faces
Chapped and sore
Keeps 'em comin'
Back for more
Burma-Shave

His
Tomato
Was the mushy type
Until his beard
Grew over-ripe
Burma-Shave

Heaven's
Latest
Neophyte
Signalled left
Then turned right
Burma-Shave

His crop of
Whiskers
Needed reaping
That's what kept
His Lena leaping
Burma-Shave

The blackened forest
Smoulders yet
Because
He flipped
A cigaret
Burma-Shave

Jar so big
Cost so small
Coolest
Smoothest
Shave of all
Burma-Shave

Slow down, Pa
Sakes alive
Ma missed signs
Four
And five
Burma-Shave

Grandpa knows
It ain't too late
He's gone
To git
Some widder bait
Burma-Shave

Within this vale
Of toil
And sin
Your head grows bald
But not your chin
Burma-Shave

Take
Your
Time
Not
Your life
Burma-Shave

Cattle crossing
Means go slow
That old bull
Is some
Cow's beau
Burma-Shave

Does your husband
Misbehave
Grunt and grumble
Rant and rave?
Shoot the brute some
Burma-Shave

The draftee
Tried a tube
And purred
Well whaddya know
I've been defurred
Burma-Shave

This cooling shave
Will never fail
To stamp
Its user
First class male
Burma-Shave

Drinking drivers--
Nothing worse
They put
The quart
Before the hearse
Burma-Shave

Men
With whiskers
'Neath their noses
Oughta have to kiss
Like eskimoses
Burma-Shave

 

 

Also See:

 

The Old Harvey House Hotels & Cafes

Signs of the Mother Road

Stuckey's is Reborn!

Valentine Diners Across the Mother Road

The Whiting Brothers Empire

 

 

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Burma-Shave Signs at the Henry Ford Museum

Burma-Shave Signs at the Henry Ford Museum

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From the Rocky Mountain General Store

Mother Road EmporiumRoute 66 - ah, what great memories she brings.  Well, at the Rocky Mountain General Store, you will find all kinds of memoriabelia to bring you more!  Our Mother Road Emporium  has added dozens of Route 66 Postcards, Books, Historic Signs, photographic prints and more.

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Photographic Prints

Route 66 Books

Route 66 Book Shelf

Signs of Route 66

Signs of Route 66

Postcards of the Road

 

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