Gather 'round folks while I tell you about my man I'm talkin' about Growlin' Dan He's got roly-poly eyes And he's just about my size He ain't no sheik, not a gigolo But just like they do, he takes it nice and slow In fact whatever he does, I think is grand I'm talkin' about Growlin' Dan Minnie the Moocher she met my Growlin' Dan She shook her hoochie coochie tried to steal my man She told him of the dream she had of the King of Sweden And how he was givin' her everything she was needin Yea, my Dan is mean, but he's on the square So he told old Minnie to take the air He said Ho-de-ho-de ho ha ha! Minnie, I'll see you in the sweet by and by Mmm, when a dog gets mad he howls When my man gets mad he growls He says "What are you doin'? Where you been? Where you goin'? When did you come in? Is my bath ready? Did you turn the water on? Oh oh, sometimes I wish I was gone But he handles my affairs and that takes a real good man I'm talkin' about Growlin' Dan Wah, wah, Growlin' Dan Wah, wah, wah Growlin' Dan Wah, wah, Growlin' Dan Wah, wah, talkin' about my Growlin' Dan