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!
Smokey Joe's so happy he can hardly wait
He's spent a million dollars for a wedding cake
Yeah, man
I heard somebody say

It's Minnie the Moocher's wedding day
You better come on down
Down to Chinatown
Let me take you down
To see them kick the gong around

A million cokies singing, "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!
Minnie the Moocher's wedding day
When there's a week for

You'll see that
He promised smokey
He would be there
To see that everything turned out okay
Oh, Minnie the Moocher's wedding day!
Minnie the Moocher's wedding day!
Oh-oh! Let's come on down!
Oh-oh! Down Chinatown
Oh-oh!

Let's take it down
Just deep cokey, keep going around
Cokey singing
Hay-de Hay-de Hay-de Hay-de-heey
King saying he's gonna give the bride by the way
Oh, yeah man!

Minnie the Moocher's wedding day
Minnie the Moocher's wedding day!