{t:Minnie the Moocher} {st:Cab Calloway & Irving Mills} {c:Intro:} | [Em] [B7] [Em] [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 frailBut [C7]Minnie had a heart as [B7]big as a [Em]whale {c:Chorus:} {soc}[Em]Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!)[C7]Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!)[B7]He-de-he-de-he-de-he! (He-de-he-de-he-de-he!) [Em]Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- [B7]ho! [Em](Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!) {eoc} [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 {c:Chorus:} {soc}[Em]Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!)[C7]Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!)[B7]He-de-he-de-he-de-he! (He-de-he-de-he-de-he!) [Em]Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- [B7]ho! [Em](Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!) {eoc} [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{c:Double speed ...} [C7]A diamond car with the [B7]platinum [Em]wheels {c:Fast Chorus:} {soc}[Em]Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi![Em](Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!)[C7]Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho![C7](Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-hi!)[B7]Scoodley-boo, scoodley-boo, scoodley-boodley-boodley-boo! [B7](Scoodley-boo, scoodley-boo, scoodley-boodley-boodley-boo) [Em]Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- [B7]ho![Em](Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- [B7]ho!) {eoc} {c: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{c:Double speed ...} She [C7]sat around and counted them all a [B7]million [Em]times {c:Fast Chorus:} {soc}[Em]Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi![Em](Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!)[C7]Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho![C7](Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-hi!)[B7]Scoodley-boo, scoodley-boo, scoodley-boodley-boodley-boo! [B7](Scoodley-boo, scoodley-boo, scoodley-boodley-boodley-boo) [Em]Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- [B7]ho![Em](Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- [B7]ho!) {eoc} {c:Outro:}[Em]Poor [C7]Min [C7]Poor [B7]Min [B7]Poor [Em]Min {t:Minnie the Moocher}