Best Burma Poems

Those BURMA SHAVE signs used to give us kids something to do,
As down the highways and byways in our 1935 Dodge we flew!
The chef-d'oeuvre from the quills of very creative poets flowed,
Nailed to fence posts for our cultural enlightenment along the road!

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Alas, never seen along highways and byways anymore,
Was some very classic poetry that has become American lore!
'Tis sad that these masterpieces have vanished from the scene.
So I want to add some Burma Shave verse from my old bean!

"Plain old soap won't do the job
What you...

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From his sweetie Dave took lots of guff
  'Cause his beard was mighty ruff
Too bad you get fewer kisses, Dave
  Try Burma Shave - its all the rave!

Do you sprout a very wild stubble?
  Have you heard of the latest rave?
You'd save...

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The painted signs could be found anywhere.
They were part of the scenery on a thoroughfare.
Much smaller than billboards were these little signs.
A number of them would form roadside lines.
They carried novel little examples of poetry.
One could not help but smile once they could see.
There were...

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I read every sign
they were stretched for miles
couldn't piece them together
took me a good long while
each one was a warning
to watch out for the knave
too late I found the answer
to this Burma Shave...

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