Well, now me and Homer Jones and Big Talley Had a big crap goin' back in the alley And I kept rollin' them sevens, winnin' all them
My luck was so good, I do no wrong I just kept on rollin' and controllin' them And finally they just threw up hands and said "When you hot, you hot", I said, "Yeah"
When you're hot, hot And when not, you're not Put all the money in an' let's roll 'em When hot, you're hot La la la la la la, la la la la la La la la la la la, you're hot, you're hot
Well, now every time I rolled them I'd win And I was gettin' ready to roll 'em again When I somethin' behind me I turned around and was a big old cop
He said "Hello, boys", and he gave us a grin an' said "Look like I'm hafta haul you all in An' all that money for evidence" I said, "Well, son you hot, you hot", he said, "Yeah"
you're hot, you're hot And you're not, you're not You can 'splain it all at City Hall I say, yeah, you're hot, you're hot La la la la la la, la la la la la La la la la la la, when hot, you're hot
Well, when he took us in to court, I couldn't believe my The 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 this spot"
So he gave my friends a little to pay He turned around an' grinned at me an' "Ninety days, Jerry, you hot, you hot" An' I said, "Thanks a lot"
When hot, you're hot And when you're not, not He let my friends go free and throwed the at me He said, "Well, when hot, you're hot"
I said, "Well, I'll ya one thing, judge, old buddy, old pal If you wearin' that black robe I'd take out in back of this And I'd try a bit of your honor on"
"You understand that, you Who collect my welfare? Pay for my Whadda you mean 'Contempt of Judge, oh, judge, poo"