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 ?