About the song
Fifty states, fifty pointing fingers, and one narrator who checks his own hand too late.
"I zoomed in for the facts, then caught my finger raised.
Turns out my least favorite state is being blamed."
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BLAME ANOTHER STATE lyrics
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Intro
Somebody colored a meme like a crime board. Fifty suspects. No fingerprints.
Chorus
Blame another state! Which one? Point across the map! That one! Texas says Cali, Cali says Tex, Florida catches nearly all the rest. Blame another state! Which one? Keep your own name off the board. Fifty little fingers, one clean slate: When in doubt, blame another state.
Verse 1
Washington leaned south, Oregon agreed, Idaho said Cali before you finished "three." Montana, Wyoming, Utah in a row, Colorado and Nevada got one place to go. Arizona joined them, then the camera panned: nine western states with the same raised hand. California spun around, said, "Texas, that's you." Texas sent it west like, "Funny, me too." New Mexico and Oklahoma checked that box, Arkansas came through in the Texas socks. Alaska from the corner made the vote look tall; Hawaii wrote "none" and went home from it all.
Chorus
Blame another state! Which one? Point across the map! That one! Texas says Cali, Cali says Tex, Florida catches nearly all the rest. Blame another state! Which one? Keep your own name off the board. Fifty little fingers, one clean slate: When in doubt, blame another state.
Verse 2
North Dakota named South; South returned the note. Nebraska picked Iowa; Iowa matched the vote. Kansas chose Missouri; Missouri chose Kansas: a border with two arrows and no further answers. Minnesota said Wisconsin, Wisconsin looked below; Michigan picked Michigan - even memes lose control. Illinois caught two labels, one green and one gold; this is not a census, it's a joke getting old. Then Florida swept the middle like a bright motel sign: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky fell in line. Tennessee and Georgia put the same word down; Florida read the room, then blamed California town.
Bridge
Fold up the paper, the borders disappear. Open it again, put the villain over here. The punch line was never who the colors accused. It was how fast I laughed before checking my shoes.
Verse 3
New England wrote New Jersey in one long pink sweep. New York joined the chorus; Jersey lost no sleep. Pennsylvania named New York, close enough to stare. Virginia and West Virginia sent the blame both ways. North and South Carolina traded names on cue. Louisiana pointed Alabama; Mississippi did it too. Some labels name themselves; some borders miss their mark. That sloppy little error is the sharpest part: we will trust a crooked map if the joke lands straight, as long as our own outline gets to nominate. I zoomed in for the facts, then caught my finger raised. Turns out my least favorite state is being blamed.
Chorus
Blame another state! Which one? Point across the map! That one! Texas says Cali, Cali says Tex, Florida catches nearly all the rest. Blame another state! Which one? Keep your own name off the board. Fifty little fingers - then the beat goes blank: When in doubt... I was pointing with the rest.
Inside the recording
Somebody colored a meme like a crime board. Fifty suspects. No fingerprints.
Blame another state! Which one? Point across the map! That one!
Blame another state! Which one? Point across the map! That one!
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