Jolene

JOLENE

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Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene,
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I'm begging of you, please, don't take my man !
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Jolene, Jolene, Jolene. Jolene,
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please, don't take him just because you can !

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1. Your beauty is beyond compare, with flaming locks of auburn hair,
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with ivory skin and eyes of emerald green.
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Your smile is like a breath of spring, your voice is soft like summer rain,
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and I cannot compete with you, Jolene.

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2. He talks about you in his sleep, and there's nothing I can do to keep
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from crying, when he calls your name, Jolene.
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Now I can easily understand, how you could easily take my man,
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but you don't know what he means to me, Jolene. + REFRAIN

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3. You can have your choice of men, but I could never love again,
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he's the only one for me, Jolene.
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I had to have this talk with you, my happiness depends on you,
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and whatever you decide to do, Jolene + REFRAIN
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Jolene, Jolene.