Red Hot Chili Peppers - They're Red Hot Lyrics
Lyrics Translation
The song is known for its upbeat tempo and playful lyrics, serving as a lighthearted contrast to some of the album's more serious tracks. It's often described as a "joke song" that showcases the band's fun and quirky side. The lyrics, which include lines like "Hot tamales, they're red hot! Yeah, she got 'em for sale, hey!", evoke the style of street vendors and medicine shows.
Song lyrics
Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes, she got them for sale
Hot tamales and they're red not, yes, she got them for sale
I got a girl, says she long and tall
She sleeps in the kitchen with her feet 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're red hot, yes, she got them for sale
Hot tamales and they're red not, yes, she got them for sale
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
Hot tamales because they're red hot, yes, they got them for sale, I mean
Yes, she got them for sale, yeah
Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes, she got them for sale
Hot tamales and they're red not, yes, she got them for sale
She got two for a nickel, got four for a dime
Would sell you more, but they aren't 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're red hot, yes, she got them for sale
Hot tamales and they're red not, yes, she got them for sale
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