Shaving Cream?
DD
Anybody remember a novelty song called Shaving Cream? It had lead-ins to
suggest the singer was going to say "shit," but said Shaving Cream
instead, i.e., "He stepped in a big pile of sh--aving cream; be nice and
clean; shave every day and you'll always look keen."
Can you post or e-mail the lyric and tell me if a recording is available
anywhere.
Thanks.
DD
matt...@borg.com
joh...@admin.stedwards.edu (John Hammond) wrote:
>DD (dde...@siue.edu) wrote:
>: Anybody remember a novelty song called Shaving Cream? It had lead-ins to
>: Thanks.
>: DD
>My darling came over this morning
>Her antics are queer I'll admit
>Each time I said darling I love you
>She told me that I was ful of SHHHHH.......
>Our baby fell out of the window
>You'de think that her head would be split
>But good luck was with her this morning
>She fell in a barrel of SH.............
You'll hear this song every few months on "The Doctor Demento Show."
It's one of the doctor's faves, and I'm sure it appears on one of
Dr.Demento's compilation albums.
Now, do you remember "The Scotsman?"
It's about a Scottish fellow who gets sleepy drunk, and falls asleep
under a tree. A true classic!
Bluto
John Hammond
Wayne Garvin
DD <dde...@siue.edu> wrote:
>Anybody remember a novelty song called Shaving Cream? It had lead-ins to
>suggest the singer was going to say "shit," but said Shaving Cream
>instead, i.e., "He stepped in a big pile of sh--aving cream; be nice and
>clean; shave every day and you'll always look keen."
You'll find the lyrics to "Shaving Cream" at "Demented Lyrics":
http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~jbmorris/lyrics.html
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John Hammond
matt...@borg.com wrote:
: joh...@admin.stedwards.edu (John Hammond) wrote:
: >DD (dde...@siue.edu) wrote:
: >: Anybody remember a novelty song called Shaving Cream? It had lead-ins to
: >: suggest the singer was going to say "shit," but said Shaving Cream
: >: instead, i.e., "He stepped in a big pile of sh--aving cream; be nice and
: >: clean; shave every day and you'll always look keen."
: >: Can you post or e-mail the lyric and tell me if a recording is available
: >: anywhere.
: >: Thanks.
: >: DD
: >My darling came over this morning
: >Her antics are queer I'll admit
: >Each time I said darling I love you
: >She told me that I was ful of SHHHHH.......
: >Our baby fell out of the window
: >You'de think that her head would be split
: >But good luck was with her this morning
: >She fell in a barrel of SH.............
: You'll hear this song every few months on "The Doctor Demento Show."
: It's one of the doctor's faves, and I'm sure it appears on one of
: Dr.Demento's compilation albums.
: Now, do you remember "The Scotsman?"
: It's about a Scottish fellow who gets sleepy drunk, and falls asleep
: under a tree. A true classic!
: Bluto
You mean the one where he wakes up to find a red ribbon tide to his penis
and wonders where he's bean and then states that where ever it was he
must have one first place?
Filksinger
D@> Anybody remember a novelty song called Shaving Cream? It had lead-ins
D@> to suggest the singer was going to say "****," but said Shaving Cream
D@> instead, i.e., "He stepped in a big pile of sh--aving cream; be nice
D@> and clean; shave every day and you'll always look keen."
D@> Can you post or e-mail the lyric and tell me if a recording is
D@> available anywhere.
The song "Shaving Cream" was written by Benny Bell in 1946.
Paul Wynn does the vocals.
It is available on the album of the same name, along with
a bunch of other BB songs in a similar vein. Vanguard VSD.79357
It may also have found its way onto some of the Dr. Demento compilations.
(A very similar song is one called "Sweet Violets", which uses the
exact same gimmick. That's on one of Oscar Brands compilations.)
Shaving Cream
by Benny Bell
I have a sad story to tell you
It may hurt your feelings a bit
Last night when I walked into my bathroom
I stepped in a big pile of sh......aving cream
Be nice and clean
Shave every day and you'll always look keen.
I think I'll break off with my girlfriend
Her antics are queer I'll admit
Each time I say "Darling I love you"
She tells me that I'm full of sh.......aving cream
Be nice and clean
Shave every day and you'll always look keen.
Our baby fell out of the window
You'd think that her head would be split
But good luck was with her that morning
She fell in a barrel of sh......aving cream
Be nice and clean
Shave every day and you'll always look keen.
An old lady died in her bathtub
She died of a terrible fit
In order to fulfill her wishes
she was buried in 6 feet of sh.....aving cream
Be nice and clean
Shave every day and you'll always look keen.
When I was in France with the army
One day I looked into my kit
I thought I would find me a sandwich
But the darn thing was loaded with sh......aving cream
Be nice and clean
Shave every day and you'll always look keen.
And now, folks, my story is ended
I think it is time I should quit
If any of you feel offended
Stick your head in a barrel of sh......aving cream
Be nice and clean
Shave every day and you'll always look keen.
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John Hammond wrote:
>
> DD (dde...@siue.edu) wrote:
> : Anybody remember a novelty song called Shaving Cream? It had lead-ins to
> : suggest the singer was going to say "shit," but said Shaving Cream
> : clean; shave every day and you'll always look keen."
>
> : anywhere.
>
> : Thanks.
>
> : DD
> I have a sad story to tell you,
it may hurt your feelings a bit.
last night when I walked into my bathroom,
I stepped in a big pile of Shhh aving cream
be nice and clean,
shave every day and you'll always look clean.
An old lady died in the bathtub,
she died of a terrible fit.
and she had a wonderful funeral,
she was buried in six feet of Shhhhhaving cream
be nice and clean(Etc)
My darling came over this morning
> Her antics are queer I'll admit
> Each time I said darling I love you
> She told me that I was ful of SHHHHH.......
>
> Our baby fell out of the window
> You'de think that her head would be split
> But good luck was with her this morning
> She fell in a barrel of SH.............
So now folks my story has ended,
I hope you enjoyed it a bit.
If any of you feel offended,
Stick your head in a big pile of Shhhhaving cream....
Written & 1st performed by Benny Bell 1923.
Available through Dr. Demento
tow...@bluemarble.net
> : >DD (dde...@siue.edu) wrote:
> : >: Anybody remember a novelty song called Shaving Cream? It had lead-ins to
> : >: suggest the singer was going to say "shit," but said Shaving Cream
> : >: instead, i.e., "He stepped in a big pile of sh--aving cream; be nice and
> : >: clean; shave every day and you'll always look keen."
>
> : >: Can you post or e-mail the lyric and tell me if a recording is available
> : >: anywhere.
>
> : >: Thanks.
>
> : >: DD
>
I have a recording of the song "Shaving Cream" from about 20 years ago. The album
was called "Looney Tunes" and I believe it was made by "K-tel" records. It's a
great album... has my favorite "The Streak" by Ray Stevens!!!
TOWANDA!
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tow...@bluemarble.net
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bon...@winternet.com
If you have a radio station near you that broadcasts The Dr. Demento show,
I suggest you give it a listen. It can be alot of fun. As a matter of
fact, the good doctor has even created his own string of the old "Shaving
Cream" song. Every so often he plays it on his show with some changes to
it.
If your really curious, try checking out the rec.music.dementia newsgroup.
8==8 Bones3D 8==8
Jorge F. Spindola
nancy g.
Jorge F. Spindola wrote:
> bon...@winternet.com wrote:
>> tow...@bluemarble.net wrote:
>>> dde...@siue.edu wrote:
(many snips)
>> If you have a radio station near you that broadcasts The Dr. Demento show,
>> I suggest you give it a listen. It can be a lot of fun. As a matter of
>> fact, the good doctor has even created his own string of the old "Shaving
>> Cream" song. Every so often he plays it on his show ...
There is a Doctor Demento/lyrics web site (just took a quick look, but it's
not in my bookmarks ... however, it ought to be easy enough to find using any of
the standard search engines). I was there a couple of days ago hunting up
the lyrics to "Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah" and discovered to my delight
that they have a huge selection of lyrics from typical Demento-type songs,
including both the original lyrics for "Shaving Cream" and the good Doctor's
own version (which is quite long and in some places really, really funny).
If I remember, I'll try and hunt up his lyrics and post them in a few
days, if nobody else beats me to it.
Nancy G.
from the greater Boston area, where we no longer get Doctor Demento!!!!!
Jeff M. Goldman
The Doctor Demento page (unofficial) can be found at:
http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~jbmorris/
But, if you don't want to go there, here's the contents of the page on
'Shaving Cream' lyrics:
"Shaving Cream" - Benny Bell with Paul Wynn
transcriber unknown
There are more verses to this than you can imagine. In fact, there are an
infinite number. People continue to make them up all the time. First are
the words to the original recording. It was written by Ben Samberg (a/k/a
Benny Bell) and sung by Phil Winston (a/k/a Paul Wynn). It originally came
out in 1946, but finally hit the Billboard charts in 1975!
This original recording is available on many 45's, as well as the original
Paul Wynn album of 78's called _Cocktail Party Songs_, the LP/CD _Dr.
Demento
Presents the Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Vol. 1 - The 1940's (and
before!)_, Rhino 820, 1985, and the CD/CS _Dr. Demento's 25th Anniversary
Collection_, Rhino 72124, 1995. Dr. Demento sings it on _Dr. Demento's
Dementia Royale_, Rhino LP/CS 10, 1980, and also sings it periodically
on his radio show.
After the original version are many other verses, though these are just a
sampling.
I have a sad story to tell you.
It may hurt your feelings a bit.
Last night when I walked into my bathroom,
I stepped in a big pile of ...
Shaving cream, be nice and clean.
Shave everyday and you'll always look keen.
[This chorus is repeated after every verse.]
I think I'll break off with my girlfriend.
Her antics are queer I'll admit.
Each time I say, "Darling, I love you,"
She tells me that I'm full of ...
Our baby fell out of the window.
You'd think that her head would be split.
But good luck was with her that morning;
She fell in a barrel of ...
An old lady died in a bathtub;
She died from a terrible fit.
In order to fulfill her wishes,
She was buried in six feet of ...
When I was in France with the army,
One day I looked into my kit.
I thought I would find me a sandwich,
But the darn thing was loaded with ...
And now, folks, my story is ended.
I think it is time I should quit.
If any of you feel offended,
Stick your head in a barrel of ...
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A demented song I will sing you,
A classic of poetry and wit.
Last night while I was in my bathroom,
I stepped in a pile of
I asked to come out and play baseball
I'd just bought a new catchers' mitt;
I asked you to throw me a fastball
but you threw me a big lump of
Here we are in this fine health food restaurant.
I hate to be picking a nit.
But waiter, I ordered your yogurt surprise,
And you brought me a plate full of
Last night we all had a big snowstorm,
And it's time to shovel, isn't it?
Now the only good thing I can say about shoveling snow,
Is, it's better than shoveling
They built a big wall in East Berlin.
The biggest one that would fit.
But I found out what that Berlin wall was made of.
Well the whole thing was nothing but
I put all my money in savings,
So I'd never have to worry, not a bit.
But you see, it was Lincoln Savings,
Now my money is all shot to
I once went out to the ballpark
To try out my new catchers mit,
I asked them to throw me a fast ball,
But instead they threw me some..
Once while I was at the ball game,
The batter smashed out a hit.
But while he was running for second,
He slipped in a big pile of..
Here we are in this fancy French restruant,
And I hate to be picking a bit,
But I ordered creamed fishie-soi
And the waiter brought me a bowl of..
Our producer looks good in the morning,
I'll tell you what makes him so fit,
Instead of using cold cream,
He rubs in a big handful of..
Last Saturday I went out jogging,
I like to keep physically fit,
But when I looked down at my Reeboks,
Well, the soles were all covered with {Dr. D:Where Rover goes, nothing
grows!}
Let's have a cheer for our Raiders!
They're truly a team with true grit,
But when they fumbled that kickoff in the second half this afternoon,
Ten million fans, in unison, said, "Oh,... {Dr. D: "And one for the
Rams!"}
Now the Rams, they are going to Chicago,
But the Bears are the oddsmakers' favorite,
Now, Chicago is beautiful in October,
But in January it's colder than ...
Here we are in this Mexican restaurant,
I hate to be picking a nit,
But waiter, I ordered "El Burrito Supremo,"
And you brought me a plate full of ...
I am fed up with all politicians!
On Republicans and Democrats I spit!
They promise you peace and prosperity and a good job,
And what do they give you? ...
Our Christmas tree, it was so gorgeous,
So brightly and brilliantly lit,
And underneath were all of my presents!
Yeah, boxes and boxes of ... {Dr. D: "Just kidding, folks!"}
I was laughing so hard at this music,
I thought that my sides they would split,
I stopped laughing just now, however
'Cause my pants just filled up with ...
My program was nearly completed,
In 640K it did fit,
But then I wrote "just one more feature,"
And my program was blown all to ...
I went swimming in beautiful Lake Ontario
I thought I would cool off a bit
But when I stepped out of the water
Yech - my body was covered in ...
I bought a computer by mail...
It arrived at my door in a kit.
But although I followed instructions,
I ended up with a box full of ...
I was reading the BITNET one day...
Full of rumors, flames and quips
Instead of being educated
All I got was a queue full of ...
I went out last night to the opera,
I thought I'd relax for a bit.
But when I sat down in my box seat
I found it was covered with...
I thought I would make me some tie-dyes
And bought many boxes of Rit.
But after I dyed all my T-shirts
They all were the color of...
My in-laws came over to visit,
But left in a terrible snit
Because I suggested for dinner
That they should have plates full of...
And now, folkes, my song, it is ended,
I do hope that you will admit,
That if any of you feel offended
You can stick your head in a bucket of