Minnie the Moocher – Cab Calloway – letras

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.Another version———————-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.]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!She messed around with a bloke named Smoky,She loved him though he was cokie,He took her down to Chinatown,And he showed her how to kick the gong around.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.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.Poor Min, poor Min, poor Min.Version 3——————–Now, here’s a story ’bout Minnie the Moocher,She was a low-down hoochie-coocher,She was the roughest, toughest frail,But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale.Ho-de-ho-de-hoHo-de-ho-de-hoHi-de-hi-de-hiHi-de-hi-de-hiBodoo-la-doo-la-doo-ba-dooBodoo-la-doo-la-doo-la-dooHo-de-ho-de-hoHo-de-ho-de-hoShe messed around with a bloke named Smokey,She loved him though he was cokey.He took her down to Chinatown,And showed her how to kick the gong around.Oh, the gong around!Oh, the gong around!Wit-da-slow-joe-viWit-da-slow-joe-viBod-de-doden-boddle-ohBod-de-doden-boddle-ohHo-de-ho-ho-ho-hoHo-de-ho-ho-ho-hoShe had a dream ’bout the king of Sweden,He gave her things that she was needing,He gave her a home built of gold and steel,A platinum car with diamond studded wheels.Hi-de-hi-de-hey!Hi-de-hi-de-hey!O-de-bot-doo-doo!O-de-bot-doo-doo!Ba-doo-ba-doo-ba-doo-bottle!Ba-doo-ba-doo-ba-doo-bottle!La-Minnie had a heart as big as a whale.Poor Min, dead Min, oh, Minnie-Min.