Kickin' the Gong Around
(Arlen-Koehler, 1931)

It was down in Chinatown,
All the cokies laid around,
Some were high and some were mighty low;
Countin' millions on the floor,
When a knock came on 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 junk ran out;
As he stood and looked around,
Nobody made a sound,
And then you hear old Smokey shout:

"Tell me where is Minnie?”
(Where is Minnie?)
“Whoa, I want my little Minnie!”
(He wants his Minnie.)
“Has she been here,
kickin' the gong around?"

"If you don't know Minnie,
(You don't know Minnie.)
“Oh, she's tall and she's skinny.”
(Tall and she's skinny.)
“She gets her pleasure
Kickin' the gong around!"

2x
(Scat)
"You just tell her Smokey Joe
Was here and had to go."
And as he departed,
(As he departed)
The curtains parted,
(The curtains parted.)
And there was Minnie
kickin' the gong around!

Typical:
Brunswick – 6511, 10”, 78RPM, 1931, flip side Minnie The Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song).
Brunswick – 6209, 10”, 78RPM, 1931, flip side Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (also Arlen-Koehler)

Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra - YT: Kickin' The Gong Around