Put the Blame On Mame

When Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked the lantern

In Chicago town

They say that started the fire

That burned Chicago down

That's the story that went around

But here's the real low-down

Put the blame on Mame, boys

Put the blame on Mame

Mame kissed a buyer from out of town

That kiss burned Chicago down

So you can put the blame on Mame, boys

Put the blame on Mame

When they had the earthquake in San Francisco

Back in nineteen-six

They said that ol' Mother Nature

Was up to her old tricks

That's the story that went around

But here's the real low-down

Put the blame on Mame, boys

Put the blame on Mame

One night she started to shimmy-shake

That brought on the Frisco quakes

So you can put the blame on Mame, boys

Put the blame on Mame