Kickin' The Gong Around lyrics

Song information

Artist: Harold Arlen
Album: Over The Rainbow

Lyrics

It 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!