Well, a nickel is a nickel, a dime is a dime

I need a new man, Lord I know I won't mind.

Tell me how long, dear, do I have to wait?

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



Well now, the eagle on the dollar says "In God we trust"

You say you won't obey me, you wanna see that dollar first

How long, dear, do I have to wait?

Can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?



Lord, if the river was made of whiskey an' I was a duck,

I'd just swim to the bottom an' I'd never come up.

How long, dear, mm, do I have to wait?

Why, can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?



Now there's rocks down in the ocean and there's fish in the sea,

I know you mean the whole world to me.

How long, dear, must I have to wait?

Can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?



I got them Hesitation Stockings, I got them Hesitation Shoes,

Lord knows I got them Hesitation Blues.

Tell me, how long do I have to wait?

Why, can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?