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jolene

by meara

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recorded live at the alehouse bluegrass sessions in troy, ny, winter 2020
featuring these lovely musicians:

meara - guitar and vocals
marty satalino - fiddle
jay maloney - mandolin and vocals
jeff dooley - accordion
glen lablanc - bass

thank you guys for all of the wonderful jams!

lyrics

jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene
i'm beggin 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

----[where the track starts]----
and I cannot compete with you
jolene

jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene
i'm beggin of you please don't take my man
jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene
please don't take him just because you can

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 beggin of you please don't take my man
jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene
please don't take him just because you can

jolene

credits

released May 6, 2020
thanks to chris and ben lane for holding these bluegrass sessions every winter and spring! i have so much fun playing music with all of you.

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meara Coeymans Hollow, New York

meara is a folk musician, bringing tales of the forest and fae to you ears through intricately constructed harmonies and the plucking of her banjo and folk guitar. some of her inspirations include crooners and storytellers of olden thymes, joni mitchell, bob dylan, willie watson, and joanna newsom. ... more

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