Folks here's a story of Minnie the Moocher,
She was a red hot hoochie coocher.
She was the roughest, toughest frail,
Now Minnie had a heart as big as a whale.Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi
Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi
Whoah
Whoah
Hoo-dee hoo-dee hoo
Hoo-dee hoo-dee hoo
Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi
Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hiNow she messed around with a bloke named Smokey,
She loved him though was cokie.
Now 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
Whoah
Whoah
Hoo-dee hoo-dee hoo
Hoo-dee hoo-dee hoo
O-o-o-oh
O-o-o-ohNow she had this dream about a King from Sweden,
He gave her things that she was needin'.
Now he built her a home out of gold and steel,
With a diamond car with platinum wheels.Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi
Ho-dee ho-dee ho-dee ho-dee ho-de ho-dee ho
Booga-dee Booga-dee Booga-dee wah
Now he gave her his townhouse and his racing horses,
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses.
Now she had a million dollars in nickels and dimes,
She sat around and counted one million times.Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi
Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi
Whoah
Whoah
Hoo-dee hoo-dee hoo
Hoo-dee hoo-dee hoo
Whoah
WhoahPoor Min, poor Min, poor Min.