BURMA SHAVE SIGNS
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And come from a far
Skip the rally of the Union
And get on down to the ReUnion
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2007 is here!!
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If your cars in need
A righteous reward
Will heal your steed
Burma-Shave
Don?t click on the site
A seedy place may be the light
Navigate to ACD
And you future will be bright
Burma-Shave
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While your playin' that fiddle
When a Duesenberg flies by
And throws a stone in your eye
BURMA SHAVE!!!!!!!
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One morning while reading the paper
In search of a new set of wheels
The classifieds had a most curious ad
In their listing of automobiles.
I read in suspicious amusement
What seemed like a wild stroke of luck
"Cord 812," it said, "low mileage, bright red,
"37" model, 65 bucks."
I was used to my newspaper's typos,
Still I called up that number straightway.
"'Bout that '37 Cord: have you sold that thing yet?"
She said, "No, you're my first call today."
I said, "There's been some mistake in the paper,
They've printed the price wrong somehow."
"Oh no," replied she, "they got that from me."
I said, "Don't sell that thing, I'm leaving now!"
Her address was in part of the city
Where I'd ventured just one time or two
Where the doctors, bank presidents, and lawyers are residents
And the houses are massive and new.
And as I turned up her half-mile driveway
There in the cool of the day
In the sunlight it gleamed: the car of my dreams
Just $65 away.
The interior was done in white leather
It had a 288 V-8
-suicide doors, electric shift
And the tube type radio was great.
There was chrome on the chrome on the bumpers,
An aerodynamic design
Opening windshield, front drive, and it was boggling to me
That for 65 bucks it was mine
Now I expected that this woman was crazy
To sell off this car at that price.
But as we walked down the lane she seemed perfectly sane
She was charming and really quite nice.
And she smiled in such great satisfaction
As she handed me title and keys.
I said, "I've just got to know why you've let this thing go
"What's wrong with this car? Tell me please!"
Says she, "I'll be 60 come Tuesday.
And I've lived here with my husband, Earl.
Well, after 30 years wed and without a word said
He left me for a young teenage girl.
But with his credit cards left here behind him,
I knew that he couldn't get far.
Last night from Florida he sent a wire to me:
"Said, 'I need money, dear, sell the car!'"
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Four it's time for ACD
Five Six Seven
These cars are like Heaven
ACD Time!
One Two Three
It's time for ACD
Make sure your car will run
So you don't miss all the fun
ACD Time!
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Question, What do you call a country that drives pink cars?
Answer, A pink-carnation
Oh well, another bad Burma slogan, here gos,
Cords have a selector lever instead of a shift lever
No mortal knows how they work
But when it shifts under remote control
It's magical to behold
Burma-Shave
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The car turned fourty
Nope it's not a Cord
It's only a '66 Ford
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Happy Birthday to me Galaxie 500
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Soon they'll see
Why they are broke
'Cause they are a joke
Burma-Shave
Ken's driving his Cord
David flies by in a Ford
Oh NO, it broke
I'm such a YOKE!
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Look at my car so new
Under the sky so blue
Here comes a bird
with a flying wet turd
Burma-Shave
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VISIT NOW
AND PLEASE RETURN
HAVE SOME FUN
AND SEE AUBURN
Burma-Shave
DISAGREEMENT
TRUST THE LORD
DRIVE THIS WAY
AND FIND A CORD
Burma-Shave
DITCH THE BOTTLE
DON'T BE BOOZY
AHEAD YOU'LL FIND
THE REAL DUESY
Berma-Shave
ON A TOUR
HAVE A SPREE
JOIN THE FUN
WITH A C D
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When Clark Gables wheels wiggle
Greta Garbo undulates
When Gary Coopers wheels gyrate
Burma-Shave
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Look yonder oh feller
If it's a Duesenberg wish you strive
Someday it will be worth far more
Deader than alive
Burma-Shave
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Don't get frantic
When changing a flat
There may be speeding traffic
And you may go splat
Burma-Shave
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balinwire wrote: When your at play
Dont hit a bump
Your mother may
Bounce out the trunk
Burma-Shave
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IT'S FOR YOUR SAFETY
CAN'T RISK A SPILL
ON THE UPHOLSTERY!
ACD Club
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Isn't having too much time on your hands fun?
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Now you know I really have too much time on my hands!
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The flowing lines
Of tremendous style
Flow sublime
Over every mile
Burma-Shave
When your at play
Dont hit a bump
Your mother may
Bounce out the trunk
Burma-Shave
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If your running hot
With a bad taillight
You've found the spot
Burma-Shave
My car leaks some oil
They say its a relic
So I lay down some foil
But I refuse to sell it
Burma-Shave
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CMHSDuesy wrote: I need to write that one down.
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Is that a L-29?
Thought the drunkin swine
As the L-29
Drove over his bottle of wine
Burma-Shave
Pretty pretty Auburn
All dressed in red
I wish you were mine
But as an L-29
Burma-Shave
I lost it.......... I can no longer think
Cord / Ford is my favorite thus far
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djturner wrote: He wanted a CORD
She wanted a FORD
"Oh good LORD",
as he walked out the door
Burma-Shave
I need to write that one down.
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She wanted a FORD
"Oh good LORD",
as he walked out the door
Burma-Shave
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HE HAD THE FLAT
BUT SHE FELT HIS CHIN
AND THAT WAS THAT
Burma-Shave
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Remember these?
For those who never saw any of the Burma Shave signs, here is a quick lesson in our history of the 1930s and '40s.
Before there were interstate highways, when everyone drove the old 2 lane roads, Burma Shave signs would be posted all over the countryside in farmers' fields. They were small red signs with white letters. Five signs, about 100 feet apart, each containing 1 line of a 4 line couplet...... and the obligatory 5th sign advertising Burma Shave, a popular shaving cream.
TRAINS DON'T WANDER
ALL OVER THE MAP
'CAUSE NOBODY SITS
IN THE ENGINEER'S LAP
Burma Shave
SHE KISSED THE HAIRBRUSH
BY MISTAKE
SHE THOUGHT IT WAS
HER HUSBAND JAKE
Burma Shave
DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD
TO GAIN A MINUTE
YOU NEED YOUR HEAD
YOUR BRAINS ARE IN IT
Burma Shave
DROVE TOO LONG
DRIVER SNOOZING
WHAT HAPPENED
NEXT IS NOT AMUSING
Burma Shave
BROTHER SPEEDER
LET'S REHEARSE
ALL TOGETHER
GOOD MORNING, NURSE
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CAUTIOUS RIDER
TO HER RECKLESS DEAR
LET'S HAVE LESS BULL
AND MORE STEER
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SPEED WAS HIGH
WEATHER WAS NOT
TIRES WERE THIN
X MARKS THE SPOT
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THE MIDNIGHT RIDE
OF PAUL FOR BEER
LED TO A WARMER
HEMISPHERE
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AROUND THE CURVE
LICKETY-SPLIT
BEAUTIFUL CAR
WASN'T IT?
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NO MATTER THE PRICE
NO MATTER HOW NEW
THE BEST SAFETY DEVICE
IN THE CAR IS YOU
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A GUY WHO DRIVES
A CAR WIDE OPEN
IS NOT THINKIN'
HE'S JUST HOPIN'
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AT INTERSECTIONS
LOOK EACH WAY
A HARP SOUNDS NICE
BUT IT'S HARD TO PLAY
Burma Shave
BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL
EYES ON THE ROAD
THAT'S THE SKILLFUL
DRIVER'S CODE
Burma Shave
THE ONE WHO DRIVES
WHEN HE'S BEEN DRINKING
DEPENDS ON YOU
TO DO HIS THINKING
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CAR IN DITCH
DRIVER IN TREE
THE MOON WAS FULL
AND SO WAS HE.
Burma Shave
PASSING SCHOOL ZONE
TAKE IT SLOW
LET OUR LITTLE
SHAVERS GROW
Burma Shave
DON'T STICK YOUR ELBOW
OUT SO FAR
IT MAY GO HOME
IN ANOTHER CAR.
Burma Shave
my thanks to <a href="mailto:[email protected]][email protected][/url] who submitted this article
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