A nickel is a nickel and a 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, Lord, must I hesitate?

Well, the eagle on the dollar says "in God we trust"

You say you want a man, I wanna see that dollar first, tell me--

How long do I have to wait?

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

If the river was whiskey, and I was a duck,

You know I'd swim to the bottom, Lord, an' never come up, tell me--

How long do I have to wait?

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

Rocks in the ocean, baby, 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, the hesitatin' stalker's got them hesitatin' shoes

Lord, I got them Hesitatin' Blues, tell me--

How long do I have to wait?

Can I get you now, Lord, must I hestitate

Said, can I get you now, how long must I hesitate?