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Artist: Roger Miller
Canonical path: /miller-roger/burma-shave
Related lyric paths: 6
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Burma Shave
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Burma Shave
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Way down yonder by the forks of the branch, The old sow whistled and the little pigs danced
Burma Shave Burma Burma Burma Shave, I bet I've seen a million rows
of them little red poles and it's signs up and down the line, Come on come on one more time
Yonder goes Willie he's passin' on a hill, He don't dress nice but he drives fit to kill
Burma Shave Burma Burma Burma Shave, I bet I've seen a million rows
of them little red poles and it's signs up and down the line, Giddyup Giddyup Tally ho
Well my pappy ain't smart he ain't good at quizzin', But one thing he knows is how to keep mama his'n
Burma Shave Burma Burma Burma Shave, I bet I've seen a million rows
of them little red poles and it's signs up and down the line, Come on come on one more time
Roses are red and violets are blue you chase me and so will I, Burma Shave Burma Burma Burma Shave
I bet I've seen a million rows of them little red poles and it's signs up and down the line
Come on come on one more time
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Roger Miller performs "Burma Shave", and this lyric page sits inside the Roger Miller catalog on LyroVerse.
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