Uploaded October 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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*** NEW SONG RELEASE ***
"Minnie The Moocher”
Performed by Abney Park
Written by Cab Calloway
(Licensed through H.F.A.)
This is the second song to be released from Abney Parks new album, Wasteland, on sale November 7th.

“Captain” Robert - Vocals, Arrangement
Kristina Erickson - Keyboards
Josh Goering - Guitar
Derek Brown - Bass
Mitchell Drury - Violin
Carey Rayburn - trumpet, backing vocals
Jacob Sele - trombone, backing vocals

Minnie The Moocher

Folks, here´s a story about Minnie the Moocher
She was a real live hoochie-koocher
She was the roughest, toughest frail
but Minnie had a heart as big as a wha-a-le

Hidee-Hidee-Hidee-hi
Hodee-hodee-hodee-ho
Heedey-hee-dee-hee-dee hee
Hidee-hidee-hidee-ho

She hung around with a bloke named Smoky
She loved him though he was cokey
He took her down to Chinatown
Where he showed her how to kick the gong around ()

Hidee-Hidee-Hidee-hi
Wooooooh
Heedey-hee-dee-hee-dee hee
Hidee-hidee-hidee-ho

she had a dream about the King of Sweden
He gave her things that she was needin´
A palace home built of gold and steel
A diamond car with platinum wheels

hidee-hidee-hidee-hidee-hidee-hidee-hi
hodee-hodee-hodee-hodee-hodee-hodee-ho
scoodley-woo-scoodley-woo-scoodley-woodley-woodley-woo
zit-dit-dit-dit-dittle-but-dut-duttleoo-skit-dit-skittle-but-dit-zoy

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 a million times

Hidee-Hidee-Hidee-hi
Hodee-hodee-hodee-ho
Heedey-hee-dee-hee-dee hee
Hidee-hidee-hidee-ho