Shaving Cream
Dr. Demento with the Benny Bell Orchestra Lyrics

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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...

[Chorus:]
Shaving cream, be nice and clean
Shave everyday 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...

[Chorus]

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...

[Chorus]

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...

[Chorus]

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...

[Chorus]

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...

Overall Meaning

The Benny Bell Orchestra's "Shaving Cream" is a playful song that employs a comedic style to deliver its message. The song consists of four verses that describe unfortunate and absurd situations that all end with the chorus: "Shaving cream, be nice and clean, shave everyday and you'll always look keen." The first verse tells the story of stepping on something unpleasant in the bathroom, which turns out to be shaving cream. The second verse details the singer's intention to break up with his "queer" girlfriend, who always accuses him of being "full of" shaving cream. In the third verse, a baby falls out of a window and is miraculously saved by landing in a barrel of shaving cream. Finally, an old lady dies in a bathtub, and her unusual request to be buried in six feet of shaving cream is honored.

The song is meant to be humorous and absurd, and it succeeds in delivering a playful and lighthearted message about the importance of shaving. Despite the tongue-in-cheek nature of the lyrics, the song was popular in its time and became a novelty hit. Its use of humorous storytelling and catchy chorus made it a memorable and entertaining tune.

Line by Line Meaning

I have a sad story to tell you
Prepare yourself emotionally for this narrative.

It may hurt your feelings a bit
This story might make you feel some discomfort.

Last night when I walked into my bathroom
Yesterday evening, I entered the washroom.

I stepped in a big pile of...
I accidentally stood in a large amount of...

Shaving cream, be nice and clean Shave everyday and you'll always look keen
Regularly shave with shaving cream to keep a tidy appearance.

I think I'll break off with my girlfriend
I am considering ending my romantic relationship.

Her antics are queer I'll admit
Her behavior is unusual, it must be said.

Each time I say "Darling, I love you"
Whenever I confess "My love for you is true."

She tells me that I'm full of...
She responds by saying I am completely ridiculous.

Our baby fell out of the window
Our infant child stumbled from the open window

You'd think that her head would be split
One might assume that her skull would have fractured.

But good luck was with her that morning
Fortunately, she was lucky that fateful day.

She fell in a barrel of...
She landed safely in a container filled with...

An old lady died in a bathtub
An elderly woman suffered fatal misfortune while bathing

She died from a terrible fit
Her passing was a result of a severe seizure.

In order to fulfill her wishes
To observe her desires postmortem

She was buried in six feet of...
They interred her corpse with a quantity of the covering substance

When I was in France with the army
During my military service in France

One day I looked into my kit
I peered into my supplies one day

I thought I would find me a sandwich
I anticipated finding a sandwich.

But the darn thing was loaded with...
To my dismay, it was filled with...

And now, folks, my story is ended
At this juncture, I conclude my tale.

I think it is time I should quit
I believe it's time for me to cease speaking.

If any of you feel offended
For those of you who might take offense

Stick your head in a barrel of...
Please dunk your head into a container full of...

Lyrics © MADISON MUSIC
Written by: BELL

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@PatrickRsGhost

1y↑3

YouTube suggested this song
It's quite funny, I'll admit
But when I went to read the comments
All I found was posts full of...

SHAVING CREAM!
Be nice and clean
Shave every day and
You'll always look keen

@goofusmaximus1482

2y↑6

Alas, we reached the end of this song.

It's time to retire this bit.

And if this song in any way offends you.

You deserve a face full of....

SHAVING CREAM, be nice and clean, shave every day and you'll always look keen!

@Phyrenia

2y↑1

(In advance, this lyric is not my real opinion.)

I really do not get this music.
I don't like it a single bit.
It's really excessively tacky
Overall it's a load of
SHAVING CREAM!
BE NICE AND CLEAN!
SHAVE EVERYDAY AND YOU"LL ALWAYS LOOK CLEAN!

All comments from YouTube:

@job3521

1y↑11

My dad played this whenever he shaved when I was a child. So many memories.

@Zooeybabe

5y↑18

I love this crazy old show!!! all those great tunes.

@masterklaw4527

37w↑1

My mom used to hear this song often.
And I briefly have heard of it.
I'm not quite an expert on this stuff
But I could get used to this-

Shaaaving Cream!
Be nice and Clean!
Shave every day and you'll always look keen!

@marymenjares3113

3y↑18

I LOVE his show!!!! I listened to it as a young girl!!!! I MISS IT!!?

@doingloing

wat show?

@PatrickRsGhost

1y↑3

@1manwalkingfreakshow

10y↑68

I enjoyed Dr. Demento's new verses.
They caused me to laugh quite a bit.
Thanks a lot, and I hope further comments
Won't be the same old stupid...
SHAVING CREAM! Be nice and clean!
Shave every day and you'll always look keen!

@Chroma3D

8y↑11

+Jimmy Dimples I think this is my favorite comment
It just has me throwing a fit
But now that I copy your style
you must think that I'm full of shhhhaving cream!
Be nice and clean! Shave every day and you'll always look keen!

@kylemccann7041

Kill me plz

@natalieanderson4291

6y↑6

My old favorite verse (as a 12 year old in '87) not in this version- "I went down to the ballpark- to try out my new catcher's mitt, when I told you to throw me a fastball, you threw me a big pile of ssssshaving cream!..."

@JoshFreilich

4y↑4

@RedneckSpaceMan
I once sang this song on my live-stream
I thought that my act was a hit
But when I got through with my number
Well, down came a shower of shhhhhhhaving cream!

@KBAFourthtime

3y↑3

@@JoshFreilich Be nice and clean.
Shave every day, and you'll always look keen.

My office chair's in need of repair now.
In the meantime, just where will I sit?
My back and my legs are killing me badly.
It feels like my life is bullshhh...

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@johnmiller6104

1y↑3

I used to stay up late and record his shows on cassette. I would wake up to flip the tape over to record the rest.

@vangelfairy

You sound like my kind of guy. I remember doing that too.

@johngulino2651

24w

I was lucky to hear Dr. Demento’s radio show on Los Angeles’ KROQ in the 1970s. 😀

@markdunbar799

5y↑19

My dad use to always play this when I was 4 and 5 or so.He would laugh alot at it.

@shirleypena4133

@ Mark Dunbar I'm willing to bet that this isn't the version that your dad used to play. This is Dr. Demento's inferior later recording. HERE is the version that your dad played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ffkDf0ol4

@caseycampbell4787

22w

The best part is if we all still rode horses, our streets would be knee deep in shaving cream.

@user-en4wl9ze6u

2y↑10

I hadn't heard anything like that in a long time?! The last time the sounds of the song intertwined with the harsh reality, I was so young, living in the Soviet Union, fighting the bears for a piece of bread, but still happy! Nice 👍🏻

@darcybrummett7004

3y↑14

I wonder if Dr. Demento was who inspired Weird Al to do parodies and satires of existing songs.

@Phyrenia

2y↑5

He actually is probably singlehandedly responsible for Weird Al's career path as he was the first to play his songs on the air when he was only 16.

@ducktails99

2y↑1

He did - watch the new biopic

@RKingis

1y↑1

Spike Jones & his city slickers

@clasicradiolover

1y↑2

Weird Al got his start on The Doctor Demento Show. And I was listening.

@BobbNaef

40w↑1

He inspired weird Al

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@brillopad6901

3y↑9

When I heard this song on his show back in the 80s he had some lyrics for it that said now school is out for the summer I really don’t mind that a bit because some education is good for you and some of it just isn’t worth shaving cream

@caseycampbell4787

22w

Welp, that's not wrong. Haha.

@bellaberke

5y↑10

My family has played this for me. I love it! ♥️

@shirleypena4133

@GamingWithlzzy If you like this version, then you need to hear the superior, original version by Benny Bell. Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ffkDf0ol4

@bellaberke

@@shirleypena4133 omg I've seen this too lol

@goofusmaximus1482

2y↑6

@doingloing

1y↑1

my friend benjaman sang ths for me when we played fort once. real shit.

@dougmontgomery1868

4y↑3

I listened to him do this on the radio once when he sang "quarterbrack." I told him I got a kick out of that. :D

@mrducky5

4y↑1

Do you know where I can find his cow pattie song? Been looking for it

@dougmontgomery1868

"Cow Patti" was performed by Jim Stafford.

@mrducky5

@@dougmontgomery1868 yeah, my father remembers listening to Dr. Demnto do a cover of that song. I was trying to find it for him.

@SKYLARKo80

6y↑29

6 listeners did not want to shave every day

@shirleypena4133

@ SKYLARKo80 More likely that those listeners remember Benny Bell's vastly superior, original version of this song. For my money Dr. Demento ruined it.

@anachronist

31w

This isn't the version I remember hearing repeatedly on the Dr Demento show. The one I'm thinking of had verses about a baby falling out of the window, being in France with the Army, being in a fancy French restaurant. The last verse is the same, though.

@caseyw.8325

2y↑2

I can't believe someone remade it!! NOT the original, but still okay

@fleshwounds

2y↑1

The good old days.

@VicGeorge2K6

3y↑12

One day I was looking for candy.
I found a small box of chocolates.
I ate them, and found out they're Ex-Lax,
And those candies just gave me the...
Shaving cream,
Be nice and clean.
Shave every day and you'll always look keen.

@user-en4wl9ze6u

2y↑2

Nice 👍🏻

@Tribaby3

4y↑3

Trying to find the chocolate dealer interrogation skit. Anybody familiar with it?

@strangastrigo

4y↑1

The only thing that comes to mind is Monty Python's Crunchy Frog skit

@majorpayne5289

3y↑2

👍Takes me back

@mrducky5

4y↑5

Anyone know where his cow pattie song is??

@marymenjares3113

I wish I did! To bad we can't hear more of these good old days songs!!!

@johnmajors4892

Wasn't that Jim Stafford who sang cow patty?

@rogerwoodfill5917

47w

" Moose Turd Pie "..... it's good though..

@MichaelHansenFUN

6y↑4

dr demento did how many different versions of this song?

@shirleypena4133

@MichaelHansenFUN Even if Dr. Demento did only only version of this song, it was more than he should have done. He cannot hold a candle to Benny Bell.

@yoda124

the version sang by the hustlers on the k-tel looney tunes album is the best.

@darcybrummett7004

@@yoda124 We used to have that album. My sisters and I laughed our butts off when we listened to it. (The first time, at least.)

@GregoryBoyce

11y↑7

keen, not king.

@harmonyhayashikawa4086

10y↑6

Lol you know he ment some thing else =*

@Fortwentt

i just shaved omg first time in weeks

@Fortwentt

just beforewe i ran into this

@Fortwentt

omg

@dying101666

2y↑1

ok... i see what you did there.

@HillbippieDlux

I had this on a 45.

@doingloing

WHAT ARE YOU FUCKING TALKING ABOUT. NO ONE GIVES A SHATNER ABOUT YOUR 45

@HillbippieDlux

@@doingloing I'm sorry your uncle touched you as a child, you okay?

@doingloing

@@HillbippieDlux no one gives a shatner about your uncle touching you

@HillbippieDlux

@@doingloing You poor child. There are places to go for help. You need a number?

@doingloing

@@HillbippieDlux do you like angry birds I like that game I hate the pigs they laugh at me

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@LoganLatios

2y↑1

you think hes gonna say it but
no

@LoganLatios

i commented on this?
BRO I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW I KEEP GETTING RECCOMENDED VIDEOS YEARS AFTER IVE ALREADY WATCHED AND COMMENTED ON THEM JUST 3 MINUTES AGO WTF????