Hi,

And of course Jelly Roll Morton invented everything- he invented jazz, he invented blues, and if you look carefully at the 4th stanza-- he even invented the twist!!!

Jelly Roll Morton:

[SPOKEN: Long time people thought I wrote this tune, I used to sell leaf copies for 35 cents. I kept the sheet music where nobody could see it]

If I was whiskey and you were a duck
I'd dive to the bottom and never come up
How long do I have to wait
Can I get it now, do I have to hesitate.

I had a woman she was tall
She made me think about my parasol
How long do I have to wait
Can I get it now, do I have to hesitate.

An old lady by the name of Jane
I hit and knocked her right off her cane
How long do I have to wait
Can I get her now do I have to hesitate.

Mama mama, look at sis
She's out on the levi doin' the double twist
Lord how long do I have to wait
Can I get you now do I have to hesitate

She says, "Come in here you dirty little Sal
You trying to be a bad girl you don't know
How long do I have to wait
Can I get you now do I have to hesitate.

She says, "Press my bonnet, press my shawl
Don't not press my waterfall
How long do I have to wait
Can I get you now do I have to hesitate

There's a girl sittin' on a stump
I know, know she's gonna (....) [Morton: couldn't sing that]
How long do I have to wait
Can I get you now do I have to hesitate

Tell me honey what you got on your mind
I'm eating and a drinking having a lovely time
How long do I have to wait
Can I get you now do I have to hesitate.

Richie