| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| Jolene, Jolene |