Hesitation Blues

Well, nickel is a nickel, I said, dime is a dime

I need a new gal, she won't mind

Tell me how long do I have to wait?

Can I get you now, I said, must I hesitate?

The eagle on the dollar says, 'In God we trust'

You say you want a man, you wanna see a dollar first

Tell me how long do I have to wait?

Can I get you now, I said, must I hesitate?

Well, if the river was whiskey, I said, if I was a duck

You know I'd swim to the bottom

Might never come up

Tell me how long

Well, rocks in the ocean, said, fish in the sea

Knows you mean the world to me

Tell me how long do I have to wait?

Can I get you now, Lord, must I hesitate?

Well, hesitation stockings, got them hesitation shoes

You know, Lord, I got them hesitation blues

Tell me how long do I have to wait?

Can I get you now, Lord, must I hesitate?

Said, can I get you now

How long must I hesitate?