Let’s give the
Clerk a hand
Who never
Palms off
Another brand
Burma-Shave
His tenor voice
She thought divine
Till whiskers
Scratched
Sweet Adeline
Burma-Shave
Old McDonald
On the farm
Shaved so hard
He broke his arm
Then he bought
Burma-Shave
As you journey
Down the years
Your mirror is
The glass that cheers
If you use
Burma-Shave
Cheer cheer
The gang’s
All here
Riding along
Three million strong for
Burma-Shave
When you drive
If caution ceases
You are apt
To rest
In pieces
Burma-Shave
All little rhyming
Jokes aside
Don’t be content
Until you’ve
Tried
Burma-Shave
You can’t reach 80
Hale and hearty
By driving 80
Home from
The party
Burma-Shave
Substitutes and
Imitations
Send ’em to
Your wife’s
Relations
Burma-Shave
He married Grace
With scratchy face
He only
Got one day
Of Grace!
Burma-Shave
College cutie
Pigskin hero
Bristly Kiss
Hero
Zero
Burma-Shave
Buy a jar
Take it from me
There’s so
Much in it
The last half’s free
Burma-Shave
He’s the boy
The gals forgot
His line
Was smooth
His chin was not
Burma-Shave
Put your brush
Back on the shelf
The darn thing
Needs a
Shave itself
Burma-Shave
It’s best for
One who hits
The bottle
To let another
Use the throttle
Burma-Shave
Don’t pass cars
On curve or hill
If the cops
Don’t get you
Morticians will
Burma-Shave
Give hand signals
To those behind
They don’t know
What’s in
Your mind
Burma-Shave
Tho tough
And rough
From wind and wave
Your cheek grows sleek
With
Burma-Shave
Film protects
Your neck
And chin
So your razor
Won’t dig in
Burma-Shave
A shave
That’s real
No cuts to heal
A soothing
Velvet after-feel
Burma-Shave
If hugging
On highways
Is your sport
Trade in your car
For a davenport
Burma-Shave
In cupid’s little
Bag of trix
Here’s the one
That clix
With chix
Burma-Shave
A guy
Who wants
To middle-aisle it
Must never scratch
His little Violet
Burma-Shave
Every day
We do
Our part
To make your face
A work of art
Burma-Shave
Thrifty jars for
Stay at homes
Handy tubes
For him
Who roams
Burma-Shave
We don’t
Know how
To split an atom
But as to whiskers
Let us at ’em
Burma-Shave
If you want
A hearty squeeze
Get our
Female
Anti-freeze
Burma-Shave
Can’t shave daily?
Tender hide?
Now be honest
Have you
Tried
Burma-Shave
The chick
He wed
Let out a whoop
Felt his chin and
Flew the coop
Burma-Shave
Give the guy
The toe of your boot
Who tries
To hand you
A substitute for
Burma-Shave
Ruddy cheeks
And face
Of tan
Neatly shaven
What a man!
Burma-Shave
If your hubby
Trumps your ace
Here’s something
That will
Save his face
Burma-Shave
Mug and brush
Old Adam
Had ’em
Is your husband
Like Adam, Madam?
Burma-Shave
25 prizes
Every week
Thruout the football season
You’ll find you’d rather
Use no lather
B’golly there’s a reason
Burma-Shave
To shaving brush
I need
Not cling
I will not hush
Of thee I sing
Burma-Shave
Hit ’em high
Hit ’em low
It’s action rooters crave
Millions boast — millions toast
The All-American shave
Burma-Shave
He had the ring
He had the flat
But she felt his chin
And that
Was that
Burma-Shave
Your beauty, boys
Is just
Skin deep
What skin you’ve got
You ought to keep
Burma-Shave
The answer to
A shaver’s dream
A greaseless
No brush
Shaving cream
Burma-Shave
When cutting
Whiskers
You don’t need
To leave one half
Of them for seed
Burma-Shave
Golfers!
Hole in one
Is quite a feat
Unless that hole
Is in your meat
Burma-Shave
If you
And whiskers
Do hobnob
Some sailor gob
Will steal your squab
Burma-Shave
If you’re just
An average man
Wanting to look
The best you can
Use
Burma-Shave
The cream
Preserves
Pa’s razor blade
The jar preserves
Ma’s marmalade
Burma-Shave
From Saskatoon
To Alabam’
You hear men praise
The shave
What am
Burma-Shave
Stomach ache!
Doctor —
Toothache!
Dentist —
Whiskers!
Burma-Shave
Bathroom shelf
Surprises me
From shaving clutter
It’s now free
I’m using
Burma-Shave
Salesmen, tourists
Camper-outers
All you other
Whisker-sprouters
Don’t forget your
Burma-Shave
Paper hangers
With the hives
Now can
Shave with
Carving knives
Burma-Shave
Romances are wrecked
Before they begin
By a hair
On the coat
Or a lot on the chin
Burma-Shave
He cried
And felt his chin
‘Twas just another
Easy win for
Burma-Shave
Fire! Fire!
Keep cool
Be brave
Just grab
Your pants and
Burma-Shave
A silky cheek
Shaved smooth
And clean
Is not obtained
With a mowing machine
Burma-Shave
Cheek to cheek
They meant to be
The lights went out
And so did he
He needed
Burma-Shave
Henry the Eighth
Prince of friskers
Lost five wives
But kept
His whiskers
Burma-Shave
Henry the Eighth
had lots of trouble
Short term wives
and long term stubble
Burma-Shave
All these years
Your skin
Has dried
Why not moisten
Up your hide
Burma-Shave
Holler!
Half a pound
For half a dollar
Isn’t that
A cheerful earful?
Burma-Shave
Drive
With care
Be alive
When you
Arrive
Burma-Shave
Week-old beard
So masked his face
His bull dog
Chased him
Off the place
Burma-Shave
Little Willie
Modern soul
Busted Papa’s
Brush and bowl
Nice work Willie
Burma-Shave
‘Mid rising
Taxes
Soaring rents
Still half a pound
For fifty cents
Burma-Shave
Substitutes!
Smooth guys sell ’em
Easy marks use ’em
Well groomed men
Always refuse ’em
Burma-Shave
Every
Sheba
Wants a sheik
Strong of muscle
Smooth of cheek
Burma-Shave
If HER whiskers
Scratched YOUR cheek
You would
Send her out
To seek
Burma-Shave
The cannibals
Took just one view
And said
He looks too nice
To stew
Burma-Shave
You’ve laughed
At our signs
For many a mile
Be a sport
Give us a trial
Burma-Shave
If harmony
Is what
You crave
Then get
A tuba
Burma-Shave
The burma girls
In Mandalay
Dunk bearded lovers
In the bay
Who don’t use
Burma-Shave
Kids! Attention!
44 best jingles
Used so far
In jingle book
With tube or jar
Burma-Shave
Men
Who’ve tested
Every brand
Are just the ones
Who now demand
Burma-Shave
It’s in
The bag
Of every man
Who travels
Lightly as he can
Burma-Shave
My neck was sore
In front before
And also
Sore behind
Before
Burma-Shave
The crowd
You see
Around that store
Are Burma-Shavers
Buying more
Burma-Shave
Fingers were made
Before brushes —
Use ’em
They’re much safer
You can’t lose ’em
Burma-Shave
No pulling
At the whisker base
A soothing film
Protects
Your face
Burma-Shave
Don’t take
A curve
At 60 per
We hate to lose
A customer
Burma-Shave
If you have
A double chin
You’ve two
Good reasons
To begin using
Burma-Shave
Compiled and edited by Kathy Weiser/Legends of America, updated March, 2017.
Also See:
The Old Harvey House Hotels & Cafes
Signs of the Mother Road (photo gallery)