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 de ho de ho de ho Hi de hi de hi de hi Hee de hee de hee de hee Ho oo waooo waooo Now, he messed around with a bloke named Smokey She loved him though he was kokey He took her down to China town and showed her How to kick the gong around Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi Ho-whooooaaaa-ahhhh-ohh