Hesitation Blues Lyrics - Janis Joplin

Well, a nickel is a nickel, a dime is a dime 

I need a new man, Lord I know I won't mind. 

Tell me how long, dear, do I have to wait ? 

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

Well now, the eagle on the dollar says "In God we trust" 

You say you won't obey me, you want to see that dollar first 

How long, dear, do I have to wait ? 

Can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate ? 

Lord, if the river was made of whiskey an' I was a duck, 

I'd just swim to the bottom an' I'd never come up. 

How long, dear, mm, do I have to wait ? 

Why, can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate ? 

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Now there's rocks down in the ocean and there's fish in the sea, 

I know you mean the whole world to me. 

How long, dear, must I have to wait ? 

Can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate ? 

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I got them Hesitation Stockings, I got them Hesitation Shoes, 

Lord knows I got them Hesitation Blues. 

Tell me, how long do I have to wait ? 

Why, can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate ? 

Yeah! 

That sounds good! 

That sounds