Hesitating Blues

Performed by Louis Armostrong and Velma.
 (Louis)
 Hello Central,
 What's the matter with this line?
 I wanna talk to that high brown of mine
 Tell me how long
 Will I have to wait
 Please give me two ninety-eight
 Why do you hesitate?
 Oh, what you say,
 Can't talk to my brown
 A storm last night blowed the wires all down
 Now, tell me how long
 Will I have to wait
 Oh, won't you tell me now
 Why do you hesitate?
 (Instrumental break)
 (Velma)
 Say, Sunday night
 My beau proposed to me
 Said he'd be happy if his wife I be
 Said he, "how long,
 Baby, will I have to wait?
 Come be my wife, my Kate
 Why do you hesitate?"
 Say, I declined him
 It was just for a stall
 He left that night on the cannonball
 Honey, oh honey, how long
 Will I have to wait?
 Oh, won't you tell me now
 Baby, why do you hesitate?