[Intro]
One, two
A one, two, three, four

[Chorus]
Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes, she got them for sale
Hot tamales and they're red hot, oh, she got them for sale

[Verse 1]
I got a girl, says she long and tall
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall, hey

[Chorus]
Hot tamales and they red hot, oh, she got 'em for sale, oh
Yes, she got 'em for sale, oh yeah, well
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale (They too hot, boy)
Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes, she got them for sale

[Verse 2]
You know the monkey, now the baboon's playing in the grass
Well, the monkey stuck his finger in that old "Good Gulf Gas," now

[Chorus]
Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes, they got them for sale, I mean
Yes, she got them for sale, oh yeah, well
Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes, she got them for sale, uh huh
Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes, she got them for sale
[Verse 3]
She got two for a nickel, got four for a dime
Would sell you more, but they ain't none of mine, it's only

[Chorus]
Hot tamales and they red hot, oh yeah, she got 'em for sale, I mean, uh
Yes, she got 'em for sale, oh, yeah
Hot tamales and they're red hot, oh, she got them for sale, yeah
Hot tamales and they're red hot, oh, she got them for sale

[Outro]
I'm gon' upset your backbone, put your kidneys to sleep
I'll due to break away your liver and dare your heart to beat about my
Hot tamales because they're red hot, yes, they got them for sale, I mean
Yes, she got them for sale, yeah