Hesitation Blues
Traditional

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Well, nickel is a nickel, I said, dime is a dime
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I got a house full of kids, one of them must be mine.
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Tell me how long do I have to wait?
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Can I get you now, or must I hesitate?

I ain't no baker but Im the baker's son
Bit I can brown your biscuits til the baker comes
Tell me how long must I have to wait?
Can I get you now, or must I hesitate?

The eagle on the dollar says "in God we trust"
You say you want a man
You wanna see that dollar first
Tell me how long do I have to wait?
Can I get you now, or must I hesitate?

Well, If the river was whiskey and I was a duck
You know I'd swim to the bottom and Id never come up
Tell me how long do I have to wait?
Can I get you now, I said, must I hesitate?

I was born in Texas, raised in Tennessee
If you don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree
Oh, baby, how long have I got to wait?
Well, can I get you now or must I hesitate?

Well, I ain't no doctor but a doctor's son
But I can play doctor til the doctor comes
Oh, baby, how long have I got to wait?
Well, can I get you now or must I hesitate?

Never been to heaven, but I've been told,
Old Saint Peter knows how to jelly-roll,
How long, must I have to wait?
Can I get you now, oh no, must I hesitate
 
And I'm standing on the corner with a dollar in my hand,
Looking for a woman who's looking for a man
How long, Good God must I wait ?
Can I get you now, oh no, must I hesitate.

Well, got the 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