Burma Shave!

Are you old enough to remember these roadside messages?

For those of you who never saw the Burma Shave signs, a quick lesson. Before Interstates, when everyone drove the old 2 lane roads cross country, Burma Shave signs would be posted all over the countryside in farmer's 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 identifying 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 SPEEDERS
• LET'S REHEARSE
• ALL TOGETHER
• GOOD MORNING, NURSE
• **Burma-Shave**

• CAUTIOUS RIDER
• TO HER RECKLESS DEAR
• LET'S HAVE LESS BULL
• AND LOTS MORE STEER
• **Burma-Shave**

• THE MIDNIGHT RIDE
• OF PAUL
• FOR BEER
• LED TO A WARMER
• HEMISPHERE
• **Burma-Shave**

• SPEED WAS HIGH
• WEATHER WAS NOT
• TIRES WERE THIN
• X MARKS THE SPOT
• **Burma-Shave**

• AROUND THE CURVE
• LICKETY--SPLIT
• IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR
• WASN'T IT?
• **Burma-Shave**

• PASSING CARS
• WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE
• MAY GET YOU A GLIMPSE
• OF ETERNITY
• **Burma-Shave**

• NO MATTER THE PRICE
• NO MATTER HOW NEW
• THE BEST SAFETY DEVICE IN THE CAR
• IS YOU
• **Burma-Shave**

• A GUY WHO DRIVES
• A CAR WIDE OPEN
• IS NOT THINKIN'
• HE'S JUST HOPIN'
• **Burma-Shave**

• AT INTERSECTIONS
• LOOK EACH WAY
• A HARP SOUNDS NICE
• BUT ITS 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
• **Burma-Shave**

This page created and maintained by Dave Palmer

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