[Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] Put the blame on Mame boys Put the blame on Mame 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 N.C. Put the blame on Mame