Alan Ladd - Little Did I Know Lyrics

Little Jolena
A dark haired darling
Skin of ivory
And angel eyes
Every man in Louisiana
Wanted her sweet love
But she swore on the Bible, she'd be mine oh mine

And little did I know
She was wild as a vile
Catch a man on a cane pole 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's 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

And little did I know
She was wild as a vile ( She was as wild as a vile)
Catch a man on a cane pole his heart on the line (Catch a man on the line)
I thought I could hold her
Me oh, my oh, little did I know
She had bigger fish to fry (Had bigger fish to fry)

At the church in the wild hood standing at the alter
Little Jolena never chose
I heard later on she was seen with a dandy
Heading down to Mexico

Little did I know
She was wild as a vile
Catch a man on a cane pole 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