Woke up this mornin
Lookin for my shoes
Look behind the trunk
Found the hesitation blues

Lordy tell me how long (lordy tell me how long)
Will I have to wait (will I have to wait)
Can I get you now (can I get you now)
Must I hesitate

Well I’m goin to the river take a rockin chair
If the blues overtake me
Rock a way from there

Lordy tell me how long (lordy tell me how long)
Will I have to wait (will I have to wait)
Can I get you now (can I get you now)
Must I hesitate

Well goin up the mountain
Peep through a hole
Saw'd you little monkey
Doin the sweet jellyroll

Lordy tell me how long (lordy tell me how long)
Will I have to wait (will I have to wait)
Can I get you now (can I get you now)
Must I hesitate

Well I’m goin to the river
Gonna sit right down
If the blues over take me
I’ll jump in and drown

Lordy tell me how long (lordy tell me how long)
Will I have to wait (will I have to wait)
Can I get you now (can I get you now)
Must I hesitate