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