Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Piano
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
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi (hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi)
Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho (ho-ho-ho-ho-ho)
Hee-de-hee-de-hee-de-hee (hee-de-hee-de-hee-de-hee)
Hey-ey-ey (hey-ey-ey)
She messed around with a bloke named Smokey
She loved him though he was kokey
He took her down to Chinatown
And he showed her how to kick the gong around
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi (hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi)
Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho (ho-ho-ho-ho-ho)
Hey-ey-ey (hey-ey-ey)
Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho (ho-ho-ho-ho-ho)
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 wheels
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi (hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi)
Ho-di-ho-di-ho-di-oh (ho-di-ho-di-ho-di-oh)
Skip-a-bibby-goop-a-bibby-give-a-bibby, bubly-bop
(Skip-a-bibby-goop-a-bibby-give-a-bibby, bubly-bop)
Ah-brr-iggy, brr-iggy, brr-iggy, haw (ah-brr-iggy, brr-iggy, brr-iggy, haw)
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-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi (hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi)
Oooh (ooh)
Hey-ey-ey (hey-ey-ey)
Oh-oh, oh-oh (oh-oh, oh-oh)
Poor Min, poor Min, poor Min
Written by: Cab Calloway, Irving Mills
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