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Jolene (Live)
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Jolene (Live) was released on June 10, 2014 by Whitney Mann as a part of the album Whitney Mann: Live
ReleasedJune 10, 2014
LabelWhitney Mann
LanguageEnglish
BPM101
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

This next one is a song about another woman
Trying to steal another woman's man
Though 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
Fact I saw a couple of drag queens out there that came in earlier
And they said, "Are you gonna 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
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Oh, I'm beggin' 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
Well, I cannot compete with you, drag queen
He talks about you in his sleep
There's nothin' I can do to keep
From cryin' when he calls 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 beggin' of you, please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
Now you could have your choice of men
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 beggin' 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
Oh, thank you
Thanks a lot
Well, I hope our guys enjoyed that
I said it's a good thing I was a woman
I'd have definitely would have been a drag queen
As much as I like wearing all this gaud
Anyway, um
Written by: Dolly Parton

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