Well, nickel is a nickel, I said, 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, I said, 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, I said, must I hesitate?

Well, if the river was whiskey, said, I was a duck

You know I'd swim to the bottom, Lord

And never come up

Tell me how long

Well, rocks in the ocean, said, 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 hesitation stalker's got the 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?

Said, can I get you now

How long must I hesitate?