Jolene (Live)

This next one is a song about another woman trying to steal another woman's man

Lord, 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

In fact, I saw a couple of drag queens out there that came in earlier

And they said, "Are you going to 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

(One, two, three)

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Oh, 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

Ivory skin and eyes of emerald green

Your smile is like a breath of spring

Your voice is soft like summer rain

Oh, I cannot compete with you, Drag Queen

He talks about you in his sleep

There's nothing I can do to keep from crying when he called 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 begging of you, please, don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Please don't take him just because you can

Now you can have your choice of man

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 begging 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

Ah, thank you

Thanks a lot

Wow, I hope you guys enjoyed that

I said it's a good thing I was a woman, I would definitely be a drag queen

As much as I love to wear this, God

Anyway, uh-mm