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Well 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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My luck was so good I could  do  no wrong 
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I jest kept on rollin' and con-trollin' them bones 
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And finally they jest threw up their hands and said 
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.."When you hot, .you hot".I said "Yeah?" 
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When you're hot, you're hot 
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..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 la -la -la 
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La la la la- la la la,....when you're hot, you're hot 
 
VERSES 
            A                        F#7 
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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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 
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And 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  
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La la la la- la la la...La la la  la -  la 
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La la la la- la la la,..when you're hot, you're hot 
 
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     A                                     F#7 
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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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" 
              
'N' I said "Thanks a lot" 
 
 
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When you're hot, you're hot 
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And 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" 
 
OUTTRO VERSE (Talking and Laughhing) 
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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 under-stand that, you hillbilly? 
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Who gonna collect my welfare?" 
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..Pay for for my Cadillac? 
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Whadda you mean 'contempt of court'?" 
A      F#7    B -  E  -  A ( fade) 
"Judge"