Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale
Hot tamales and they red not, yes, she got 'em for sale
I got a girl, say she long and tall
She sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale, I mean
Yes she got 'em for sale, yeah

Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale (They too hot, boy)
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, now, she got 'em for sale
You know the monkey, now the baboon playin' in the grass
Well, the monkey stuck his finger in that old "Good Gulf Gas," now
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale, I mean
Yes, she got 'em for sale

Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale
She got two for a nickel, got four for a dime
Would sell you more, but they ain't none of mine
Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale, I mean
Yes, she got 'em for sale, yes, yeah

Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale
I'm 'onna upset your backbone, put your kidneys to sleep
I'll due to break 'way your liver and dare your heart to pound 'bout my
Hot tamales 'cause they red hot, yes, they got 'em for sale, I mean
Yes, she got 'em for sale, yeah