I'M THE LAST OF THE RED HOT MAMAS
(Milton Ager (m) Jack Yellen (l) 1929)

as recorded by Sophie Tucker
with Ted Shapiro & His Orchestra
March 1929 Hollywood


Sheiks, neckers and jelly beans, lend me your ears;
So you think you've been petted,
Don't be silly, forget it!
Debs, flappers and baby vamps bore me to tears;
What do they know concerning love?
Come to me for your burning love!

'Cause I'm the last of the red hot mamas,
They've all cooled down but me!
Flapper vamps, say what do they know?
Come get your hot stuff from this volcano!
I'm an overheated, try and beat it,
Hotsy-totsy Hottentot!
Now it may be snowing,
But when I get going,
Oh baby, I'm hot!
You can keep your collegiate charmers,
Their lovin' isn't worth a dime!
Away up in Alaska where the natives freeze,
An Eskimo left my hut in his BVD's!

'Cause I'm the last of the red hot mamas,
I'm gettin' hotter all the time!
I don't wanna brag, but in my hotel suite,
A dozen firemen were overcome by heat!
A sacks man wants to marry me, the dear sweet soul,
He thinks with me around he'll save a lot of coal!
I met a movie star who's famous for his pass',
I gave him one kiss and singed off his mustache!
A funny thing happened, I nearly died,
I sat down on an egg, the egg was fried!

I'm the last of the red hot mamas,
They've all cooled down but me!
I don't pet and only neck 'em,
No sir, I'm a mama who loves to wreck 'em!
I can make 'em sizzle,
Make 'em fry and frizzle,
If you wanna know the truth,
I can warm the cold ones
And give the old ones
Back their flaming youth!

I was born in the hot Bahamas,
Right now I'm in lovin' prime.
Others pet and kiss and hug
And don't know what it's all about,
Say, when I kiss men,
They feel they've had their tonsils taken out!
'Cause I'm the last of the red hot mamas,
I'm gettin' hotter all the time!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - January 2019)