Classic Poem

VERSE

Can you tell that I'm unhappy,
Can you see that things are bad?
Of course, you know what happened
To the best friend I ever had.

REFRAIN 1

Ain't it a shame about Mame?
She has only herself to blame.
She can't go to the picnics in Hooligans Grove,
No corned beef and cabbage is cooked on her stove.
She married Sir Reginald
What's his name.
Ain't it a shame poor Mame.

PATTER

And she has to be social,
Has to go to the nightclubs.
Has to dance like a Cuban
And still act like a lady.
Oh, to
Think that a child of Mike O'Grady
Would marry Sir Reginald
What's his name.
Ain't it a shame about Mame.

REFRAIN 2

Ain't it a crime what she did?
Sure she's only a crazy kid.
Now she has to talk fancy and eat caviar,
And look like those pictures in Harper's Bazaar
And try to find happiness
Just the same.
Ain't it a shame poor Mame.

REFRAIN 3

Ain't it a shame about Mame?
Now she lost all her spark and flame.
She wears sables instead of a skirt and a blouse,
And has to keep shoes on when she's in the house.
She married Sir Reginald
What's his name.
Ain't it a shame poor Mame.