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Ode to Boraxo
The best soap on Earth
Boraxo is indeed the best soap on Earth.
I found that out one day when a pen exploded on my face in History class.
I simply ran to the sink, poured on the Boraxo, scrubbed a little--
and the ink was gone!
(So was some skin, of course, but you can't have it all!)
I think Boraxo is a really great thing.
Apparently, so does the manufacturer, who defines Boraxo as:
"Sodium Tetraborax Decahydrate, Fine Toilet Soap."
Now, I think it's great--but fine? Toilet soap?
Someone's been scrubbing off a few too many brain cells...
Of course, Boraxo also has historical significance:
BORAXO
Boraxo, Boraxo
The greatest stuff of all,
Boraxo in the bathroom, detergents in the hall,
Your dainty feet don't touch the street
Like people poor and mean,
And your conscience is washed clean
With Boraxo.
Chorus:
It's all right, it's all right,
If you're righteous it's all right,
Tho you've had your hands in blood up to the elbow,
You can always wash them clean with Boraxo.
The cop shot Rector on the roof,
The cop is clear of blame,
His uniform was spotless,
His rifle was the same.
The coppers carry dark wood clubs
So blood can not be seen
And they always wash them clean
With Boraxo
Chorus
The student is protesting,
The copper clubs his hair,
His head is private property
But no one seems to care,
The happiness he's fighting for
Is earth and life and green,
And it can't be scoured clean
With Boraxo
Chorus
Words and music by Malvina Reynolds.
Copyright 1969 by Schroder Music Co, Renewed 1997
Source:http://www.sisterschoice.com/eartogroundlyrics.html (scroll down one song.)
Now you know: Boraxo is the way to go!
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