Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene   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   With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green   Your smile is like a breath of spring   Your voice is soft like summer rain   And I cannot compete with you, Jolene      He talks about you in his sleep   There's nothing I can do to keep   From crying when he calls your name, Jolene   And 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   I'm begging of you please don't take my man   Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene   Please don't take him just because you can      You could have your choice of men   But I could never love again   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      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   Jolene, Jolene