Jolene, Jolene, JoleneI'm beggin' of you, please don't take my

I used to need you, but then I finally learnedI used

am not got no business hereYou have made it

country this of theeSweet land of libertyOf thee I

gates and doors were barredAnd all the windows fastened

You hurt me, you use me, you lieYou're heartless and hateful

dog will get you if you don't watch outWatch

Oh I wish I was a kissing tree a growing in

Before you make up your mind to leave meBefore you make

the way love isYou have to love and lost

the sweetest one I knowAnd I just can't let

wasted my tears when I cried over wasted

You found someone elseAnd you're sending, sending me awayOh, I hate

time for me to say goodbyeIt's so nice to

White snow in a deep sleepWhite trees and branches creepBeneath the

Jolene, Jolene, JoleneI'm begging of you, please don't take

more I read the papersThe less I comprehendThe world and

Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, someone whoI use to

You ought to go north somebody told us'Cause the air is

1: Leslie Canaan's land I'm on my wayWhere the