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