[sung to Willie & the Wheel’s “Hesitation Blues”]

Woke up this morning lookin for my car,
Looked down my belly, saw my twelve inch scar.
Lordy, tell me how long, must I recuperate?
Can I go home now? Or must I hesitate?

Well, I’m going down the hall for some sweet ice chips,
That’s my meal today, plus the morphine drips.
Lordy, tell me how long, must I recuperate?
Can I go home now? Or must I hesitate?

Well, I’m going nearly crazy from my itchy skin,
I’ll do my best, with my next of kin.
Lordy, tell me how long, must I recuperate?
Can I go home now? Or must I hesitate?

Well, I’m going semi-nuts with the tubes and wires,
If the blues overtake me, I’ll make a campfire.
Lordy, tell me how long, must I recuperate?
Can I go home now? Or must I hesitate?