When youand're hot youand're hot
Artist: jerry reed (peak billboard position # 9 in 1971)
previously a # 21 hit for porter wagoner in 1969
words and music by jerry r. hubbard
andlt;mixed bag of singing and speakingandgt;
Well me and homer jones and big john talley
had a big crap game goinand' back in the alley
and i kept rollinand' them sevens andlt;laughandgt; , winninand' all them pots
my luck was so good i could do no wrong
i jest kept on rollinand' and controllinand' them bones
and finally they jest threw up their hands and said
andquot;when you hot, you hotandquot;
i said andquot;yeah?andquot;
When youand're hot, youand're hot
and when youand're not, youand're not
put all the money in and letand's roll and'em again
when youand're hot, youand're hot
(la la la la la la la) (la la la la la)
(la la la la la la la, when youand're hot, youand're hot)
well, now every time i rolled them dice iand'd win
and i was just gettinand' ready to roll and'em again
when i heard somethinand' behind me
i turned around and there was a big old cop
he said andquot;hello, boysandquot; and then he gave us a grin and'nand' said
andquot;look like iand'm gonna hafta haul you all in
and keep all that money for evidenceandquot;
i said, andquot;well, son when you hot, you hotandquot;
he said andquot;yeahandquot;
When youand're hot, youand're hot
and when youand're not, youand're not
you can and'splain it all down at city hall
i say, yeah, when youand're hot, youand're hot
youand're hot
(la la la la la la la) (la la la la la)
(la la la la la la la, when youand're hot, youand're hot)
Well, when he took us inta court i couldnand't believe my eyes
the judge was a fishinand' buddy that i recognized
i said andquot;hey, judge, old buddy, old palandquot;
andquot;iand'll pay ya that hundred i owe ya if youand'll get me outta this spotandquot;
so he gave my friends a little fine to pay
he turned around and grinned at me and said
andquot;ninety days, jerry, when you hot, you hotandquot;
and'nand' i said andquot;thanks a lotandquot;
When youand're hot, youand're hot
and when youand're not, youand're not
he let my friends go free and throwed the book at me
he said andquot;well, when youand're hot, youand're hotandquot;
I said andquot;well iand'll tell ya one thing judge, old buddy, old palandquot;
andquot;if you wasnand't wearinand' that black robe iand'd take out in back of this courthouse
andgt;andgt;andgt;andgt;andquot;and iand'd try a little bit of your honor onandquot;
andquot;you understand that, you hillbilly?andquot;
andquot;who gonna collect my welfare?andquot;
(when youand're hot, youand're hotandquot;)
andquot;pay for my cadillac?andquot;
whadda you mean and'contempt of courtand'?andquot;
(when youand're hot, youand're hotandquot;)
andquot;judgeandquot;
