Jolene - Live

Lyrics

This next one is a song about another woman trying to steal another woman's man
 Lord, if somebody tried to steal some of the guys I've been out with, it'd be more like petty theft
 Anyway, this is about an old red-headed gal trying to steal my husband
 Early on when we first got married, oh, she was absolutely beautiful
 She was tall and skinny and red-headed, long legs, everything I wanted and didn't have
 She was a knockout, she didn't get him
 But I look at him every once in a while and boy, I wish she had
 Her name was Jolene
 In fact, I saw a couple of drag queens out there that came in earlier
 And they said, "Are you going to sing Jolene?"
 I said, "Yes, I am"
 One of them looked more like me than I ever will
 And the other one was prettier than any of us girls will ever be
 So this is for the drag queens and it's for you
 (One, two, three)
 Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
 Oh, I'm begging of you, please, don't take my man
 Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
 Please don't take him just because you can
 Your beauty is beyond compare
 With flaming locks of auburn hair
 Ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
 Your smile is like a breath of spring
 Your voice is soft like summer rain
 Oh, I cannot compete with you, Drag Queen
 He talks about you in his sleep
 There's nothing I can do to keep from crying when he called your name, Jolene
 Oh, but I can easily understand how you could easily take my man
 But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene
 Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
 Oh, I'm begging of you, please, don't take my man
 Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
 Please don't take him just because you can
 Now you can have your choice of man
 I could never love again
 'Cause he's the only one for me
 Jolene
 I had to have this talk with you
 My happiness depends on you
 And whatever you decide to do
 Jolene
 Everybody
 Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
 Oh, I'm begging of you, please, don't take my man
 Jolene, (Jolene) Jolene, (Jolene) Jolene, Jolene
 Please don't take him just because you can
 Jolene, Jolene
 Ah, thank you
 Thanks a lot
 Wow, I hope you guys enjoyed that
 I said it's a good thing I was a woman, I would definitely be a drag queen
 As much as I love to wear this, God
 Anyway, uh-mm
 

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Duration
03:49
Key
10
Tempo
106 BPM

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