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
Remember the blizzard, back in Manhattan In eighteen-eighty-six They say that traffic was tied up And folks were in a fix 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 gave a chump such an ice-cold "No" For seven days they shovelled snow So you can put the blame on Mame, boys Put the blame on Mame