Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway Intro: [Em] [B7] [Em] [Em] x2 Verse 1: [Em] Folks, here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher [C7] She was a red-hot [B7] hoochie [Em] cootcher [Em] She was the roughest, toughest frail But [C7] Minnie had a heart as [B7] big as a [Em] whale |Chorus: |[Em] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!) |[Em] Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!) |[Em] He-de-he-de-he-de-he! (He-de-he-de-he-de-he!) |[Em] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!) Verse 2: [Em] She messed around with a bloke named Smokey [C7] She loved him though [B7] he was [Em] cokie [Em] He took her down to Chinatown [C7] And he showed her how to kick the [B7] gong [Em] around Chorus: Verse 3: [Em] She had a dream about the king of Sweden [C7] He gave her things that [B7] she was [Em] needin' [Em] He gave her a home built of gold and steel [*Double speed] [C7] A diamond car with the [B7] platinum [Em] wheels |Fast Chorus: |[Em] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!) |[Em] Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!) |[Em] Scoodley-boo, scoodley-boo, scoodley-boodley-boodley-boo! |[Em] (Scoodley-boo, scoodley-boo, scoodley-boodley-boodley-boo) |[Em] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!) [Verse 4 *Normal speed] [Em] He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses [C7] Each meal she ate was a [B7] dozen [Em] courses [Em] She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes [*Double speed] She [C7] sat around and counted them all a [B7] million [Em] times [Fast Chorus] Outro: [Em] Poor [C7] Min [C7] Poor [B7] Min [B7] Poor [Em] Min