Cab Calloway - Minnie the moocher

^EmFolks, here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher, ^C7 She was a low-down ^B7hoochie-^Emcootcher, ^Em She was the roughest, toughest frail, But ^C7Minnie had a heart as ^B7big as a ^Emwhale.

^EmHi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!) ^B7Whoa-a-a-a-ah (whoa-a-a-a-ah) ^EmHe-de-he-de-he-de-he! (He-de-he-de-he-de-he!) ^B7He-e-e-e-e-e-e-y (he-e-e-e-e-e-e-y)

^Em She messed around with a bloke named Smoky, ^C7 She loved him though ^B7he was ^Emcokie, ^Em He took her down to Chinatown, And he ^C7showed her how to kick the ^B7gong a^Emround.

^EmHi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!) ^B7Whoooooaaaaah! (Whoooooaaaaah!) ^EmHe-e-e-e-e-e-e-y (he-e-e-e-e-e-e-y) ^B7Oh-oh-oh-oh (oh-oh-oh-oh)

^Em She had a dream about the king of Sweden, ^C7 He gave her things that ^B7she was ^Emneedin', ^Em He gave her a home built of gold and steel, (Double time feel) A ^C7diamond car with a ^B7platinum ^Emwheel.

^EmHi-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!) ^B7Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-hi!) ^EmScoodiliboo-scoodiliboo-scoodili-bidili-bidiliboo (Scoodiliboo-scoodiliboo-scoodili-bidili-bidiliboo) (A tempo) ^B7A zootibitididdly bitididdly bitididdly bitidooey (Bitididdly bitididdly bitididdly dooey)

^Em He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses, ^C7 Each meal she ate was a ^B7dozen ^Emcourses; ^Em She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes, She ^C7sat around and counted them all a ^B7million ^Emtimes.

Hi-de-^Emhi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!) ^B7Whoa-a-a-a-ah (whoa-a-a-a-ah) ^EmHe-de-he-de-he-de-he! (He-de-he-de-he-de-he!) ^B7Whoa-a-a-a-ah (whoa-a-a-a-ah)

^EmPoor ^C7Min, ^B7Poor ^EmMin, ^{Em C7}Poor^{B7 Em}Min. ^Em