Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Ghost of Smokey Joe lyrics

You've heard the story of Minnie The Moocher She was a red hot hoochie coocher She was the roughest, toughest frail Now Minnie had a heart as big as a whale She messed around with a bloke named smokey She loved him though he was cokey He took her down, down to China Town And he showed her how to kick the gong around He was down in China Town All the cokeys layed around Some were high, some were mighty low There were millions on the floor Knocking at the door And there stood old Smokey Joe He was sweatin', cold and pale He was lookin' for his frail He was broke, and all his jokes ran out Nobody made a sound As he stood and looked around And then you hear old Smokey shout Tell me, where's my Minnie? My poor Minnie Has she been here kickin' the gong around? If you don't know Minnie Oh, she's soft and she's pretty She gets her pleasures kickin' the gong around A hidee hidee hidee hi, a hodi hodi hodi ho You didn't see me climb through that window Nobody saw me come through that door I just walked right through the wall And I want you once [sic] and all To settle back and let me have the floor Now take a look, 'cause I'm not some stranger I'm the face that all you cokeys oughta' know Well, you can tell me I'm not wanted But the joint will still be haunted 'Cause I'm the ghost of Smokey Joe Do you remember when I kicked the bucket In my mansion up on Striver's Row? Well, they carried me off in a zillion dollar coffin Yeah, I'm the ghost of Smokey Joe Tell me, do you remember Minnie? (Yes, we remember Minnie) That frail I never found (You never recognize your Minnie) You mean to say that Minnie Stopped kickin' the gong around? I've got a date on my estate down in Hades Call my chariot so I can go And should the moocher walk in Just tell her you've been talkin' To the ghost of Smokey Joe And should the moocher walk in Just tell her you've been talkin' To the ghost of Smokey Joe And should the moocher walk in Just tell her you've been talkin' Zabadayandawayhow zaoo Smokey Joe