getting proper query_string with CGI module

[Dan Muey]

I need to get the query string of the durrent document. 
I use CGI's version ::
print query_string();
close but I was wondering how to get it without sepcial characters %ized.
 
EXAMPLE ::
 
print query_string();
gives you ::
     hi=you%20are%20dumb&joe=joe%20mama%21%21%40
while what I need is ::
    hi=you are dumb&joe=joe mama!!@
    
I've been looking here and tried different things listed but none do that.
 
http://search.cpan.org/author/LDS/CGI.pm-2.91/CGI.pm#CREATING_A_SELF_REFERENCING_URL_THAT_PRESERVES_STATE_INFORMATION_
 
Any ideas?
 
TIA
 
Dan