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