Woke up this morning lookin' for my shoes
Looked behind the trunk, felt the hesitation blues
Lordy, tell me how long will i have to wait?
Can i get to you now? must i hesitate

Well, i'm goin' to the river take a rockin' chair
If blues overtake me rock away from here
Lordy, tell me how long will i have to wait?
Can i get to you now? must i hesitate
Well, i'm goin' up the mountain, peep through a hole
Saw your little monkey doin' the sweet jelly roll
Lordy, tell me how long will i have to wait?
Can i get to you now? must i hesitate

Well, i'm goin' to the river, gonna sit right down
If the blues overtake me i'll jump in and drown
Lordy, tell me how long will i have to wait?
Can i get to you now? must i hesitate