Lyrics and translation Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher (Brunswick Version)
Folks,
here's
a
story
'bout
Minnie
the
Moocher
Chérie,
voici
une
histoire
à
propos
de
Minnie
la
Faucheuse
She
was
a
red
hot
hoochie-coocher
C'était
une
danseuse
de
cabaret
torride
She
was
the
roughest
toughest
frail
Elle
était
la
plus
dure
et
la
plus
rude
des
femmes
But
Minnie
had
a
heart
as
big
as
a
whale
Mais
Minnie
avait
un
cœur
aussi
grand
qu'une
baleine
Hi
de
hi
de
hi
de
hi
Hi
de
hi
de
hi
de
hi
Ho
de
ho
de
ho
de
ho
Ho
de
ho
de
ho
de
ho
Hee
de
hee
de
hee
de
hee
Hee
de
hee
de
hee
de
hee
Ho
oo
waooo
waoooo
Ho
oo
waooo
waoooo
She
messed
around
with
a
bloke
named
Smokey
Elle
traînait
avec
un
type
nommé
Smokey
She
loved
him
though
he
was
cokey
Elle
l'aimait
même
s'il
était
accro
à
la
coke
He
took
her
down
to
Chinatown
and
showed
her
Il
l'a
emmenée
à
Chinatown
et
lui
a
montré
How
to
kick
the
gong
around
Comment
faire
le
gong
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi
Ho-whooooaaaa-ahhhh-ohh
Ho-whooooaaaa-ahhhh-ohh
He-de-he-de-hee-de-he
He-de-he-de-hee-de-he
Ho-oh-ho-oh
Ho-oh-ho-oh
She
had
a
dream
about
the
king
of
Sweden
Elle
a
rêvé
du
roi
de
Suède
He
gave
her
things,
that
she
was
needin'
Il
lui
a
donné
des
choses,
dont
elle
avait
besoin
He
gave
her
a
home
built
of
gold
and
steel
Il
lui
a
donné
une
maison
en
or
et
en
acier
A
diamond
car,
with
the
puh-latinum
wheels
Une
voiture
en
diamants,
avec
des
roues
en
platine
Hi-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
Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-oh
Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-oh
Skeedle-a-booka-diki
biki
skeedly
beeka
gookity
woop!
Skeedle-a-booka-diki
biki
skeedly
beeka
gookity
woop!
A-booriki-booriki-booriki
Hoy!
A-booriki-booriki-booriki
Hoy!
He
gave
her
his
town
house
and
his
racing
horses
Il
lui
a
donné
sa
maison
de
ville
et
ses
chevaux
de
course
Each
meal
she
ate
was
a
dozen
courses
Chaque
repas
qu'elle
prenait
comportait
une
douzaine
de
plats
She
had
a
million
dollars
in
nickels
and
dimes
Elle
avait
un
million
de
dollars
en
pièces
de
cinq
et
dix
cents
She
sat
around
and
counted
it
all
a
million
times
Elle
s'est
assise
et
a
compté
tout
ça
un
million
de
fois
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi
Ho-oh-whoaa-oh-oh-whoa
Ho-oh-whoaa-oh-oh-whoa
He-de-he-de-hee-de-hee
He-de-he-de-hee-de-hee
Poor
Min!
Poor
Min!
Poo-oor
Min
Pauvre
Min!
Pauvre
Min!
Poo-oor
Min
Rate the translation
1
Blues in the Night
2 The Calloway Boogie
3 Chinese Rhythm
4 Shotgun Boogie
5 Moon Glow
6 Jitterbug
7 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
8 St. Louis Blues
9 Minnie the Moocher (Brunswick Version)
10 St. James Infirmary
11 You Rascal You
12 Kickin' the Gong Around
13 Trickeration
14 Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
15 Reefer Man
16 Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm
17 The Jumpin' Jive
18 Roomin' House Boogie
19 The Honeydipper
20 Fifteen Minute Intermission
2 The Calloway Boogie
3 Chinese Rhythm
4 Shotgun Boogie
5 Moon Glow
6 Jitterbug
7 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
8 St. Louis Blues
9 Minnie the Moocher (Brunswick Version)
10 St. James Infirmary
11 You Rascal You
12 Kickin' the Gong Around
13 Trickeration
14 Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
15 Reefer Man
16 Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm
17 The Jumpin' Jive
18 Roomin' House Boogie
19 The Honeydipper
20 Fifteen Minute Intermission
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