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      well 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      well he talks about you in his sleep    and there's nothing i can do to keep from crying   when he calls your name, jolene      and i can easily understand    how you can easily take my man    but you don't know what he means to me, jolene      well now you could have your choice of men    but i could never love again    he's the only one for me, jolene      well 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 just because you can      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      please don't take him just because you can   you can, you can