Your beauty is beyond compare with flaming locks of auburn hair with ivory skin and eyes of emerald green. Your smile is like a breath of spring. Your voice is soft like summer rain. I cannot compete with you, Jolene. And he talks about you in his sleep And there is nothing I can do to keep From crying when he calls your name, Jolene.
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you please don't take my man. Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him even though you can.
Well, I can easily understand how you can easily take my man, but you don't know what he means to me, Jolene. Well, you could have your choice of men, but I could never love again, he's the only one for me, Jolene. And I had to had to have this talk with you my happiness depends on you and whatever you decide to do, Jolene…
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene please don't take him even though you can.