Minnie the Moocher

Lyrics

Folks, now here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher She was a red-hot hootchie-cootcher She was the roughest, toughest frail But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale [Call and response scat Chorus differs every time. The following is simplified:] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi! Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! He-de-he-de-he-de-he! Ho-de-ho-de-ho! Now, she messed around with a bloke named Smoky She loved him though he was cokie He took her down to Chinatown He showed her how to kick the gong around Now, she had a dream about the king of Sweden He gave her things that she was needin' He gave her a home built of gold and steel A diamond car with a platinum wheel Now, he gave her his townhouse and his racing horses Each meal she ate was a dozen courses; She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes And she sat around and counted them all a billion times Poor Min, poor Min, poor Min