Flamin’ Mamie

A red hot stepper from 1925
Words and music by Fred Rose and Paul Whiteman


The sheet music:


Lyrics

  1. Vampires come, vampires go
    But a certain vamp I know
    Goes on forever
    I want to tell the world she’s clever
    Everything this baby’s got
    Has to be flamin’ hot
    ‘Cause if you pass her on the street
    Here’s what you’ll repeat

Chorus
She’s flamin’ Mamie, the surefire vamp
The hottest baby in town
She’s a heart-scorcher, she loves torture
A gal that burns ’em down
Of all those damper-turnin’ mamas
Not one compares
‘Cause she stands endurance
Carries fire insurance
On everything she wears
When it comes to lovin’, she’s a human oven
But she’s hard to understand
It may sound funny but paper money
Burns right in her hand
A fireman that’s so old, he had to retire
Said she’s the hottest thing he’s seen
Since the Chicago fire
Flamin’ Mamie, the sure-fire vamp
The hottest baby in town

  1. Hotter than any wire
    She’s a human ball of fire
    And I’m not joking
    The other day I saw her smoking
    Not a drugstore sheik in town
    Ever turned her damper down
    And not a one would even try
    Here’s the reason why

Chorus
She’s flamin’ Mamie, the sure-fire vamp
The hottest baby in town
She’s a joy-checkin’, home wreckin’
Gal that turns ’em down
Come on you futuristic papas
It’s time you’re told
She’s got ’em all cheated
She’s a steam-heated Gal that’s anything but cold
Her nerves are tensive but her mind’s expensive
She knows her P’s and Q’s
A red hot stepper, sprinkles Cayenne pepper
In her dancing shoes
Her father’s name is Burns, he worked in a mine
Said she ate a box of matches and the age of nine
Flamin’ Mamie, the sure-fire vamp
The hottest baby in town