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Minnie the Moocher
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Piano
Bobby Warner
Bobby Warner
Performer
Cynthia Sesso
Cynthia Sesso
Performer
Jerry Valburn
Jerry Valburn
Performer
Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges
Alto Saxophone
Russell Procope
Russell Procope
Alto Saxophone
Harry Carney
Harry Carney
Saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
Clarinet
Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard
Drums
Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors
Trombone
Paul Gonsalves
Paul Gonsalves
Tenor Saxophone
Buster Cooper
Buster Cooper
Trombone
Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown
Trombone
Cat Anderson
Cat Anderson
Trumpet
Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
Trumpet
Ray Nance
Ray Nance
Trumpet
Roy Burrowes
Roy Burrowes
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
Composer
Irving Mills
Irving Mills
Composer
Eddie Barefield
Eddie Barefield
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Producer

Lyrics

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. Ho-dee ho-dee ho Ho-dee ho-dee ho Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi Hey-dee hey Hey-dee hey Whoah Whoah She messed around with a bloke named Smokey. She loved him though was cokie, He took her down to Chinatown And he showed her how to kick the gong around. Hey-dee hey-dee hey Hey-dee hey-dee hey Oy yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi Oy yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi Ay yi yi yi yi yi-oh Ay yi yi yi yi yi-oh Whoah Whoah 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 wheel. Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi Hey-dee hey-dee hey-dee hey-dee hey Hey-dee hey-dee hey-dee hey-dee hey 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. Hi-dee hi-dee hi Hi-dee hi-dee hi Whoah Whoah Poor Min, poor Min, poor Min.
Writer(s): Irving Mills, Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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