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 want to 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 them 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?