well now me and homer jones and big john talley
had a big crap game goin’ back in the alley
and i kept rollin’ them sevens winnin’ all them pots
my luck was so good i could do no wrong
i just kept on rollin’ and controllin’ them bones
and finally they just threw up their hands and said
when you hot you hot i said yeah
when you’re hot you’re hot
and when you’re not you’re not
put all the money in an’ let’s roll ’em again
when you’re hot you’re hot
la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la when you’re hot you’re hot
well now every time i rolled them dice i’d win
and i was just gettin’ ready to roll ’em again
when i heard somethin’ behind me
i turned around and there was a big old cop
he said hello boys and then he gave us a grin an’ said
look like i’m gonna hafta haul you all in
an’ keep all that money for evidence
i said well son when you hot you hot he said yeah
when you’re hot you’re hot
and when you’re not you’re not
you can ‘splain it all down at city hall
i say yeah when you’re hot you’re hot
la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la when you’re hot you’re hot
well when he took us in to court i couldn’t believe my eyes
the judge was a fishin’ buddy that i recognized
i said hey judge old buddy old pal
i’ll pay ya that hundred i owe ya if you’ll get me outta this spot
so he gave my friends a little fine to pay
he turned around an’ grinned at me an’ said
ninety days jerry when you hot you hot
an’ i said thanks a lot
when you’re hot you’re hot
and when you’re not you’re not
he let my friends go free and throwed the book at me
he said well when you’re hot you’re hot
i said well i’ll tell ya one thing judge old buddy old pal
if you wasn’t wearin’ that black robe
i’d take out in back of this courthouse
and i’d try a little bit of your honor on
you understand that you hillbilly
who gonna collect my welfare
pay for my cadillac
whadda you mean ‘contempt of court’
judge oh judge judgie poo
Artist: Jerry Reed
Year: 1971
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 232