Watch Country Band Little Big Town in a live performance of "Jolene" that is a Country Classic originally written and performed by Dolly Parton...
Country band Little Big Town performs the Country classic “Jolene” live on stage at the Grand Ole Opry. “Jolene” is a song that was originally written and performed by American country music legend Dolly Parton and was released in October of 1973. Watch Little Big Town perform this country classic and check out the lyrics below:
According to Dolly Parton, the song “Jolene” was inspired by a red-headed bank clerk who used to flirt wiith her husband Carl Dean at the local bank branch around the time they were newly married. Compare the Little Big Town performance to the original Dolly Parton performance of 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
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
You have to love Dolly’s 1970 fashion in the original classic performance:
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