Folks,now 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 Ho-dee-ho-dee-ho-dee ho (ho-dee-ho-dee-ho-dee ho) Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi (hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi) Hee-dee-hee-dee-hee-dee-hee (hee-dee-hee-dee-hee-dee-hee) Ho-dee-ho-dee-ho-dee ho (ho-dee-ho-dee-ho-dee ho) She messed around 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 Ho-dee ho (ho-dee ho) Hi-dee hi(hi-dee hi) Whoa-a-a-a-ah (whoa-a-a-a-ah) Ho-dee-ho-dee ho (ho-dee-ho-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 Ho-dee ho (ho-dee ho) Hi-dee hi(hi-dee hi) Whoa-a-a-a-ah (whoa-a-a-a-ah) Ho-dee-ho-dee ho (ho-dee-ho-dee ho) 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 Ho-dee ho (ho-dee ho) Hi-dee hi(hi-dee hi) Whoa-a-a-a-ah (whoa-a-a-a-ah) Ho-dee-ho-dee ho (ho-dee-ho-dee ho) Poor Min, poor Min,poor Min