Cab Calloway - Kicking the Gong Around Lyrics

Lyrics Kicking the Gong Around - Cab Calloway



It was down in Chinatown,
All the cokies laid around,
Some were high and some were mighty low;
There were millions on the floor
When a knock came on the door,
And there stood old Smoky Joe.
He was sweatin′, cold and pale,
He was lookin' for his frail,
He was broke and all his junk ran out;
Nobody made a sound,
As he stood and looked around,
And then you hear old Smoky shout:
Saying, "Tell me where is Minnie?
My poor Minnie!
Has she been here,
Kicking the gong around?"
"If you don′t know Minnie,
She's tall and skinny,
She gets her pleasure
Kicking the gong around!"
[Scat chorus]
"Just tell her Smoky Joe
Was here and had to go."
And as he departed,
The curtains parted,
And there stood Minnie
Kicking the gong around!
Another version
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It was down in Chinatown,
All the cokies laid around,
Some were high and some were mighty low;
Count millions on the floor
When a knock came on the door,
And there stood old Smoky Joe.
He was sweatin', cold and pale,
He was lookin′ for his frail,
He was broke and all his junk ran out;
As he stood and looked around,
Nobody made a sound,
And then you hear old Smoky shout:
"Tell me where is Minnie?
Oh, I want my little Minnie!
Has she been here,
Kicking the gong around?"
"If you don′t know Minnie,
Oh, she's tall and skinny,
She gets her pleasure
Kicking the gong around!"
[Scat chorus]
"You just tell her Smoky Joe
Was here and had to go."
And as he departed,
The curtains parted,
And there was Minnie
Kickin′ the gong around!



Writer(s): Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler


Cab Calloway - Cab Calloway
Album Cab Calloway
date of release
12-07-2010

1 Yaller
2 Minnie the Moocher
3 Kicking the Gong Around
4 Without Rhythm
5 Dinah
6 Aw You Dog
7 St. James Infirmary
8 Bugle Call Rag
9 The Scat Song
10 Minnie the Moocher (1933 Version)
11 Down-Hearted Blues
12 Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
13 Reefer Man
14 The Nightmare
15 Black Rhythm
16 The Lady With The Fan
17 Zaz Zuh Zaz
18 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
19 Long About Midnight
20 Moon Glow
21 Nobody's Sweetheart
22 Jitterbug
23 Trickeration
24 Angels With Dirty Faces
25 St. Louis Blues
26 Crescendo in Drums
27 Mood Indigo
28 Farewell Blues
29 The Jumpin' Jive (Hep! Hep!)
30 Pluckin' the Bass
31 You Rascal You
32 A Ghost of a Chance
33 My Honey's Lovin Arms
34 Bye Bye Blues
35 Some Of These Days
36 Six Or Seven Times
37 Willow Weep for Me
38 Jonah Joins the Cab
39 Somebody Stole My Gal
40 Geechy Joe
41 Blues in the Night
42 I’ll Be Around
43 Hi-De-Ho Man, That's Me
44 The Calloway Boogie
45 Everybody Eats When They Come to My House




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