Folks, here ́s a story about Minnie the Moocher She was a real live hoochie-koocher She was the roughest, toughest frail but Minnie had a heart as big as a wha-a-le Hidee-Hidee-Hidee-hi Hodee-hodee-hodee-ho Heedey-hee-dee-hee-dee hee Hidee-hidee-hidee-ho She hung around with a bloke named Smoky She loved him though he was cokey He took her down to Chinatown Where he showed her how to kick the gong around () Hidee-Hidee-Hidee-hi Wooooooh Heedey-hee-dee-hee-dee hee Hidee-hidee-hidee-ho she had a dream about the King of Sweden He gave her things that she was needin ́ A palace home built of gold and steel A diamond car with platinum wheels hidee-hidee-hidee-hidee-hidee-hi dee-hi hodee-hodee-hodee-hodee-hodee-ho dee-ho scoodley-woo-scoodley-woo-scoodl ey-woodley-woodley-woo zit-dit-dit-dit-dittle-but-dut-d uttleoo-skit-dit-skittle-but-d it-zoy 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 a million times Hidee-Hidee-Hidee-hi Hodee-hodee-hodee-ho Heedey-hee-dee-hee-dee hee Hidee-hidee-hidee-ho