Folks, here’s a story about Minnie the Moocher She was a red hot hoochie-koocher She was the roughest, toughest frail but Minnie had a heart as big as a whale Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi (hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi) Ho-dee-ho-dee-ho-dee ho (ho-dee-ho-dee-ho-dee ho) Hee-dee-hee-dee-hee-dee-hee (hee-dee-hee-dee-hee-dee-hee) Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee ho(Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee ho) She messed about with a bloke named Smoky She loved him though he was cokey He took her down to Chinatown And he showed her how to kick the gong around Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi (hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi) Whoa-a-a-a-ah (whoa-a-a-a-ah) Hee-dee-hee-dee-hee-dee-hee (hee-dee-hee-dee-hee-dee-hee) Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee ho(Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee ho) 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 Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi (hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi) Ho-dee-ho-dee-ho-dee ho (ho-dee-ho-dee-ho-dee ho) Skip-de-diddly-skip-de-diddly-diddly-oh (skip-de-diddly-skip-de-diddly-diddly-oh) Bour'rrigy-bour'rrigy-bour'rrigy-oh (bour'rrigy-bour'rrigy-bour'rrigy-oh) 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 She sat around and counted them all a million times Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi (hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi) Ho-dee-ho-dee-ho-dee ho (ho-dee-ho-dee-ho-dee ho) Hee-dee-hee-dee-hee-dee-hee (hee-dee-hee-dee-hee-dee-hee) Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee ho(Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee ho) Poor Min, poor Min,poor Min