(billy mccovery/greg crowe/dave gibson)
Little jolenaa dark haired darlin’
Skin of ivoryangel eyes
Every man in louisiana wanted her sweet love
But she swore on the bibleshe was all mine
Hey little did I knowshe was wild as the bayou
Catch a man on a cane polehang his heart on the line
I thought I could hold herme oh my oh
Little did I knowshe had bigger fish to fry
My brother tried to warn memama she scorned me
My friends all told meI was under her spell
But I wouldn’t listenI was lovesick
Without jolena life would be a living hell
Hey little did I knowshe was wild as the bayou
Catch a man on a cane polehang his heart on the line
I thought I could hold herme oh my oh
Little did I knowshe had bigger fish to fry
At the church in the wildwood standin’ at the alter
Little jolena never showed
I heard later on she left with a dandy
And headed down to mexico
Hey little did I knowshe was wild as the bayou
Catch a man on a cane polehang his heart on the line
I thought I could hold herme oh my oh
Little did I knowshe had bigger fish to fry
Hey little did I knowshe had bigger fish to fry