Well Jolene unlocked the thick breezeway door Like she'd done one hundred times before Jolene smoothed her dark hair in the mirror She folded the towel carefully and put it back in place Yeah I want to pull you down into bed I want to cast your face in lead Oh, yeah All right, now Well every time I pull you close Push my face into your hair Cream rinse and tobacco smoke That sickly scent is always, always there Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah Jolene heard her father's uneven snores Right then she knew there must be something more Jolene heard the singing in the forest She opened the door quietly and stepped into the night Yeah I want to throw you out into space I want to do whatever it takes, takes, takes Well every time I pull you close Push my face into your hair Cream rinse and tobacco smoke That sickly scent is always, always there Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah, oh guitar

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