HESITATION BLUES

Rev. Gary Davis
(my version)

You get a nickle, I'll get a dime
Put 'em both together and we'll buy some wine
Refrain: How long must I wait
Can I get you now, or, honey, must I hesitate

I got some apples on the table, peaches on the shelf
I'll tell you darlin I'm tired of sleeping by myself

I got some hesitation blues and some hesitation stockings
I need a hesitation woman to do my hesitation rocking

I went down to the corner, a dollar in my hand
I was looking for a woman who was looking for a man

The eagle on the dollar screams In God We Trust
The woman says she trusts the man who give her the dollar first

I ain't no doctor, ain't no doctor man's son
But I'll stay on your case until your doctor comes

I ain't no baker, ain't no baker man's son
But I'll keep your biscuits warm until your baker comes

I ain't no architect, I'm an architect's son
Got designs on you, baby, make Fran Lloyd Wright run


Spike Driver's Moan
John Hurt
(As performed by Dave Van Ronk)

This old hammer, it killed John Henry
Well it won't kill me, no it won't kill me
This old hammer, it killed John Henry
Well it won't kill me, no won't kill me

John Henery left his hammer lying there
By the side of the road, by the side of the road
John Henry left his hammer lying there
By the side of the road, in the drizzling rain

Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone, I'm surely gone
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone, yes I'm gone

Tied a rainbow around my shoulder
Well it shines, it shines like gold
Tied a rainbow around my shoulder
Shines like gold, it shines like gold

Take this hammer and throw it in the river
It'll ring right on, ring right on
Take this hammer and throw it in the river
It'll ring right on, yes ring right on

Repeat 1

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