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“Minnie the Moocher” was Cab Calloway’s signature song, first recorded in 1931. Over the years he re-recorded it in various styles, including a disco version in 1978. For “The Blues Brothers”, director John Landis insisted on a version similar to Calloway’s original recording, with the band magicall...
[Verse 1]
Hey folks, here's a story 'bout Minnie the Moocher
She was a low-down hoochie-coocher
She was the roughest toughest frail
But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale
[Chorus]
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi)
Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho)
Hee-de-hee-de-hee-de-hee (Hee-de-hee-de-hee-de-hee)
Ho oo waooo waoooo
[Verse 2]
She messed around with a bloke named Smokey
She loved him though he was cokey
He took her down to Chinatown and showed her
How to kick the gong around
[Chorus]
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi
Ho-whooooaaaa-ahhhh-ohh
He-de-he-de-hee-de-he
Ho-oh-ho-oh
[Verse 3]
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 puh-latinum wheels
[Chorus]
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi
Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-oh
Skeedle-a-booka-diki biki skeedly beeka gookity woop!
A-booriki-booriki-booriki Hoy!
[Verse 4]
He gave her his townhouse 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
[Chorus]
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi
Ho-oh-whoaa-oh-oh-whoa
He-de-he-de-hee-de-hee
[Outro]
Poor Min! Poor Min! Poo-oor Min
Minnie the Moocher was written by Cab Calloway & Irving Mills.
Minnie the Moocher was produced by Bob Tischler.
The Blues Brothers released Minnie the Moocher on Fri Jun 20 1980.