Hesitation Blues
Traditional 
recording of 19 
from 
The Best of Hot Tuna (RCA 67692) 
Well 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, got hesitation stockings 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 hesitate 
Said, can I get you now, how long must I hesitate?