When they had the earthquake in San Francisco
Back in nineteen-six;
They said that 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 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 got Dan McGrew.
Folks were putting the blame on
The lady known as Lou.
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 did a dance called the hoochy-coo
That's the thing that slew McGrew.
So you can put the blame on Mame, boys.
Put the blame on Mame...