Too many syllables.
Look up some real Burma-Shave signs.
Here lies the body
of Elmer Thrush.
Tickled to death
by a shaving brush.
My favorite real Burma-Shave sign:
Past the Schoolhouse
Take it slow
Let the little
shavers grow
Burma-Shave
I grew up reading these signs along along America’s highways — the last sign simply said, “BURMA SHAVE:,
Here is an example of what one might have seen:
It makes much sense,
don’t wonder why,
Spare the creame
and spoil the guy
BURMA SHAVE!
On a peach
One likes some fuzz
A man’s no peach
and never was.
BURMA SHAVE