Folks here's a story 'bout Minnie the Moocher She was a red hot Hoochie Coocher She was the roughest, toughest frail But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale Hidey hidey hidey hi (Hidey hidey hidey hi) Whao ohh ohh ohh oh (Whao ohh ohh ohh oh) Heedey heedey heedey hee (Heedey heedey heedey hee) Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeh (Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeh) She messed around with a bloke named Smokey She loved him though he was kokey He took her down to Chinatown and showed her How to kick the gong around Hidey hidey hidey hi (Hidey hidey hidey hi) Whao ohh ohh ohh oh (Whao ohh ohh ohh oh) Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeh (Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeh) Whao ohh ohh ohh oh (Whao ohh ohh ohh oh) 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 the platinum wheels Hidey hidey hidey hi (Hidey hidey hidey hi) Hode hode hode hode ho (Hode hode hode hode ho) Skee a biki booka a biki skeedly beeka gookity woop! Skee a biki booka a biki skeedly beeka gookity woop! A-booriki-booriki-booriki hoy! (A-booriki-booriki-booriki hoy!) He gave her his town house and his racing horses Each meal she ate was a dozen courses She had a million dollars in nickels and dimes She sat around and counted it all, a million times Hidey hidey hidey hi (Hidey hidey hidey hi) Whao ohh ohh ohh oh (Whao ohh ohh ohh oh) Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeh (Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeh) Whao ohh ohh ohh oh (Whao ohh ohh ohh oh) Poor Min! Poor Min! Poor Min!