When you’re hot you’re hot
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1. Well, now me and Homer Jones and Big John Talley
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had a
big crap game goin' back in the alley,
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and I
kept rollin' them sevens, ‘an winnin'
all them pots.
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2. My luck was so good, I could do no wrong,
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I jest kept on rollin' and controllin' them
bones,
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and
finally they threw up their hands, said,
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"When you hot, you hot", I said,
"Yeah?"
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When you're hot, you're hot, when you're not, you're not !
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Put all the money in and let's roll 'em again,
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when
you're hot, you're hot !
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+ La la
la la la, la la la la.
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La la
la la la, when you're hot, you're hot.
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3. Well, now every time I rolled them dice I'd win,
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and I
was just gettin' ready to roll 'em
again,
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when
I heard somethin' behind me,
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I turned around and there was
a big old cop.
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4. He said, "Hello, boys" and then he gave us a grin 'n' said,
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"Look like I'm gonna hafta haul you all in,
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and
keep all that money for evidence"
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I said ,"Well,
son, when you hot, you hot."
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When you're hot, you're
hot, when you're not, you're not !
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You can ‘splain
it all down at City Hall
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When you're hot, you're hot,
you’re hot !
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+ La la
la la la, la la la la.
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La la
la la la, when you're hot, you're hot.
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5. Well, when he took us inta court I couldn't
believe my eyes,
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the
judge was a fishin' buddy that I recognized.
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I said, "Hey, judge, old
buddy, old pal,
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"I'll pay ya that hundred I owe ya if
you'll get me outta this spot."
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6. So he gave my friends a little fine to pay,
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he
turned around and grinned at me and said,
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"Ninety days, Jerry, when
you hot, you hot !"
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'N' I said "Thanks a lot !"
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When you're hot, you're
hot, when you're not, you're not !
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He let my friends go free and throwed the book
at me.
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He said, "Well, when
you're hot, you're hot !"
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+ I said, "Well
I'll tell ya one thing judge, old buddy, old pal,
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if
you wasn't wearin' that black robe,
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I'd take out in back of this
courthouse,
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and
I'd try a little bit of your honor on.
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You understand that, you hillbilly ?
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Who gonna
collect my welfare?"
Pay for for
my Cadillac?
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Whadda you mean 'contempt of court'?"
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(orig. = capo 2nd) (Jerry Reed)