Little Did I Know

Little Jolena, a dark haired darlin'

Skin of ivory, angel eyes

Every man in Louisiana wanted her sweet love

But she swore on the Bible, she was mine, all mine

Hey, little did I know, she was wild as the Bayou

Catch a man on a cane pole, hang his heart on the line

I thought I could hold her, me, oh, my, oh

Little did I know, she had bigger fish to fry

My brother tried to warn me, mama, she scorned me

My friends all told me, I was under her spell

But I wouldn't listen, I was lovesick

Without Jolena, life would be a living hell

Hey, little did I know, she was wild as the Bayou

Catch a man on a cane pole, hang his heart on the line

I thought I could hold her, me, oh, my, oh

Little did I know, she had bigger fish to fry

At the church in the Wildwood, standin' at the altar

Little Jolena never showed

I heard later on she left with a dandy

And headed down to Mexico

Hey, little did I know, she was wild as the Bayou

Catch a man on a cane pole, hang his heart on the line

I thought I could hold her, me, oh, my, oh

Little did I know, she had bigger fish to fry

Hey, little did I know, she had bigger fish to fry