Here's some news that'll get you
It's made to order for you
I just bet it'll fit you
Follow up these red hot blues

Grab a taxi and go down
Chinatown's on a spree;
Let me give you the lowdown
This is really history

Whenever folks in Chinatown start acting gay
There's something in the air that makes them feel that way
Yeah, man, I heard somebody say
It's Minnie the Moocher's wedding day!

Old Smoky Joe's so happy he can hardly wait
He's spent a million dollars for his wedding date
Yeah, man, they're gonna celebrate
It's Minnie the Moocher's wedding day

You better come on down
Way down in Chinatown
Oh, let me take you down
To see them kick the gong around

A million cokies shouting, "Hay-de-hay-de-hay!"
The king of Sweden's gonna give the bride away
Yeah, man, I heard somebody say
It's Minnie the Moocher's wedding day!
The king and queen of every nation
Were glad to get an invitation;
The prince of Wales said he would get away
For Minnie the Moocher's wedding day!

They said a hundred thousand hoppies
Went over to China picking poppies
They're gonna put them all in one bouquet
For Minnie the Moocher's wedding day!

Hi-de-hi-de-hi
Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!
Hay-de-hay-de-hay
It's Minnie the Moocher's wedding day!

Yeah, man! Why, what's that them boys say?
It's Minnie the Moocher's wedding day!