Name: Hesitatin' Blues
Duration: P00H06M42S
Description: This classic song was first published an astonishing 100 years before this 2015 release, yet it's subject matter, the longing for a suitable companion, is timeless, as is its catchy chorus.

Hesitatin' Blues

from "Her Farmer's Hooch" by Root Marm Chicken Farm Jug Band

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This classic song was first published an astonishing 100 years before this 2015 release, yet it's subject matter, the longing for a suitable companion, is timeless, as is its catchy chorus.

lyrics

Traditional (Arranged by Ian Egenberger)
If my tears were bitters, and the river was rye
I’d be havin' myself a good ol’ fashioned cry
Refrain
Oh baby how long, do I have to wait?
Can I get you now, must I hesitate?

I asked you once, now I ask you twice
This hemming and a-hawing will never suffice (refrain)

The eagle on the dollar says "in god we trust"
But when I ask to see her she wants that dollar first (refrain)

She'll say press my bonnet or press my shawl
But uh uh honey, don't press my waterfall (refrain)

Silk stockings and ruffled drawers
Got many a po' man wearin' overalls (refrain)

Jelly's just like meat on a bone
You can eat it, you can strut it or just leave it alone (refrain)

Thought I'd pour some of that good ol booze
But that ain't no cure for the hesitatin' blues (refrain)

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from "Her Farmer's Hooch", released March 15, 2015
Ian Craig - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Kazoozaphone
Emily Wynn - Banjo, Backing Vocals
Kyle Bruggeman - Jug, Backing Vocals
Josh Kornbluh - Snuffle Dinkle, Backing Vocals
Regan Kessler - Washboard
Tommy Vandenberg - Trombone
Casey Hollingsworth and Emma Nelson - Backing Vocals

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Root Marm Chicken Farm Jug Band Lincoln, Nebraska

From Lincoln, NE, Sower Records presents
The Root Marm Chicken Farm
Jug Band,
a hodgepodge of local musicians who are dedicated to keeping roots music and the art of jug playing alive and well in the 21st century!

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