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 lowdown 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 Remember the blizzard They had in Manhattan in 1886 They say the traffic was tied up And folks were in a fix That's the story that went around But here's the real lowdown Put the blame on Mame, boys Put the blame on Mame Mame gave a chump such an ice cold, "No" For seven days they shoveled snow So you can put the blame on Mame, boys Put the blame on Mame When they had the earthquake In San Francisco in 19'6 They said that old Mother Nature Was up to her old tricks That's the story that went around But here's the real lowdown Put the blame on Mame, boys Put the blame on Mame One night she started to shim and shake That brought on the Frisco quake So you can put the blame on Mame, boys Put the blame on Mame They once had a shootin' up in the Klondike When they shot Dan McGrew Folks were putting the blame On a lady known as Lou That's story that went around But here's the real lowdown Put the blame on Mame, boys Put the blame on Mame Mame did a dance called the Hichie-Koo That's the thing that slew McGrew So put the blame on Mame, boys Put the Blame on Mame