Circle left
Your beauty is beyond compare, with flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Left allemande that corner girl, turn your partner right and whirl
Allemande left your corner weave the ring
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
She's begging of you, please don't take her man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

Heads lead to the right, circle four and make a line today
Eight to the middle and come on back I say
Touch 1/4 then, coordinate my friend
Boy run to the right and the boy will trade
Girl fold and peel the top move up slide thru
Swing the corner girl and promenade
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

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Your smile is like a breath of spring, your voice is soft like summer rain
And she cannot compete with you, Jolene
Left allemande that corner girl, turn your partner right and whirl
Allemande left your corner weave the ring
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
She's begging of you, please don't take her man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

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He talks about you in his sleep, and there's nothing she can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
Left allemande that corner girl, turn your partner right and whirl
Allemande left your corner weave the ring
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
She's begging of you, please don't take her man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can