Beyoncé
JOLENE lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:10
(Jolene)
(Jolene)
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm warning you, don't come for my man (Jolene)
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Don't take the chance because you think you can
You're beautiful beyond compare
Takes more than beauty and seductive stares
To come between a family and a happy man
Jolene, I'm a woman too
The games you play are nothing new
So you don't want no heat with me, Jolene
We been deep in love for 20 years
I raised that man, I raised his kids
I know my man better than he knows himself (huh, what?)
I can easily understand why you're attracted to my man
But you don't want this smoke, so shoot your shot with someone else (you heard me)
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm warning you, woman, find you your own man
Jolene, I know I'm a queen, Jolene
I'm still a Creole banjee bitch from Louisianne (don't try me)
There's a thousand girls in every room that act as desperate as you do
You a bird, go on and sing your tune, Jolene (what?)
I had to have this talk with you 'cause I hate to have to act the fool
Your peace depends on how you move, Jolene
Me and my man crossed those valleys, highs and lows and everything between
Good deeds roll in like tumbling weeds
I sleep good happy, 'cause you can't dig up our planted seeds
I know my man's gon' stand by me, breathing in my gentle breeze (ah)
I crossed those valleys, highs and lows and everything between
Good deeds roll in like tumbling weeds
Good and happy, 'cause you can't dig up them planted seeds
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'ma stand by her, she will stand by me, Jolene
I'ma stand by him, he gon' stand by me (I'ma stand by her, she gon' stand by me)
I'ma stand by him, he gon' stand by me, Jolene
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Key vocabulary
- jolene
- female given name
- i'm
- I am
- warning
- notice of dangerB1
- don't
- do notA1
- attracted
- pulled or interestedB1
- beauty
- lovelinessB1
- shoot
- send out sudden burstB1
- between
- in the space separatingA1
- come
- arriveA1
- compare
- show similarities or differencesA1
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About this song
Beyoncé Knowles is an American singer and songwriter who works across pop, R&B, hip-hop, and dance music, recognized for shaping Black cultural themes through her albums and high-profile performances. She first rose to prominence with Destiny’s Child before becoming a solo artist known for records including Lemonade, RENAISSANCE, and Cowboy Carter.