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Cab Calloway Kickin' The Gong Around Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 7.53/10 [17 votes]Album: Minnie the Moocher / Original Release Date: 1990Genre: JazzSong Duration: 3 min 21 sec
CAB CALLOWAY
- Kickin' The Gong Around Lyrics / with translationsIt 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!
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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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!
Facts about Kickin' The Gong Around
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Kickin' The Gong Around is written by Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler.
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It is first released in 1990 as part of Cab Calloway's album "Minnie the Moocher" which includes 18 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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Kickin' The Gong Around falls under the genre Jazz.
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Kickin' The Gong Around song length is 3 minutes and 21 seconds.
Who wrote Kickin' The Gong Around lyrics?
Kickin' The Gong Around is written by Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler.
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When was Kickin' The Gong Around released?
It is first released in 1990 as part of Cab Calloway's album "Minnie the Moocher" which includes 18 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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Which genre is Kickin' The Gong Around?
Kickin' The Gong Around falls under the genre Jazz.
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How long is the song Kickin' The Gong Around?
Kickin' The Gong Around song length is 3 minutes and 21 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Harold Arlen, Ted KoehlerRecord Label(s): 1990 KEM Enterprises, Inc
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