Well you're coming down High Street walking in the sun You make a dead man rise and holler she's the one Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen Well it's a long old highway that don't ever end I got a Saturday Night Special, I'm back again I'll sleep by your door, lay my life on the line You probably don't know but I'm gonna make you mine Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you is the queen I keep my hands in my pocket, I'm movin' along People think they know, but they're all wrong You're something nice, I'm gonna bet my dice I can't say I haven't paid the price Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you is the queen Well I found out the hard way, I've had my fill You can't fight somebody with his back to a hill Those big brown eyes, they set off a spark If you hold me in your arms, things don't look so dark Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen

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 Oh oh, 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 Oh oh, 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