Burma-Shave

[Victoria Neufeldt]

I have been wondering, on reading all these Burma Shave jingles, who
wrote them.  Was it a committee?  One bright light in an ad agency?
Might this be documented anywhere?

Victoria


Victoria Neufeldt
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On Wednesday, February 02, 2005 10:57 AM, Peter A. McGraw wrote:
>
> Around the curve
> Lickety-split
> It's a beautiful car
> Wasn't it?
> Burma Shave
>
> (Don't know whether it's the most famous, but it's the only
> one I remember
> by heart.)
>
> Peter Mc.
>
> --On Wednesday, February 2, 2005 8:04 AM -0500 Fred Shapiro
> <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU> wrote:
>
> > Is anyone able to suggest to me the one or two most
> famous Burma-Shave
> > jingles?
>
>
>
> *****************************************************************
> Peter A. McGraw       Linfield College        McMinnville, Oregon
> ******************* pmcgraw at linfield.edu ************************

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