Kenny Nolan wrote numerous Top 40 hits of the '70s, including two #1 record… Read Full Bio ↴Kenny Nolan wrote numerous Top 40 hits of the '70s, including two #1 records: "Lady Marmalade" for Labelle and "My Eyes Adored You" for Frankie Valli. He also wrote "Get Dancin'" for Disco-Tex and The Sex-O-Lettes. After fronting the group Eleventh Hour in 1974-75, Kenny released a solo album that contained two Top 20 smashes. "I Like Dreamin'" was the first; "Love's Grown Deep" the second. Further releases on 20th Century Records and later Casablanca (in 1980), failed to ignite.
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My Jole
Kenny Nolan Lyrics

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My jolé
Sweeter than a summer day
Say mais oui, merci

S'il vous plaît m'amuselle
Can I get to know you well?
With all your love come and bend to me
Say you'll be more than a friend to me

If I lose confidence would you lend to me
Your love
Your love

My jolé
Sweeter than a summer day
Say mais oui, merci

S'il vous plaît m'amuselle
Can I get to know you well?
Now that we met it's a sunny day
So welcome me now with your kiss and say
My love it's so right for to feel this way
It's real baby, it's real

My jolé

Sweeter than a summer day
Say mais oui, merci.

Overall Meaning

Kenny Nolan's song "My Jolé" is a love song that celebrates the sweetness and beauty of the object of his affection, referred to as his jolé. The lyrics describe the jolé as being sweeter than a summer day, and the words mais oui, merci are used to express gratitude and agreement for the jolé's presence in his life. In addition, the phrase s'il vous plaît m'amuselle is used to express the desire to get to know the jolé better.

Nolan goes on to ask the jolé to come and bend to him and to promise to be more than just a friend if he loses confidence, asking for the jolé's love and support. The repeated refrain of "My jolé, sweeter than a summer day, say mais oui, merci" ties the song together, emphasizing the jolé's importance and sweetness in Nolan's life.

Overall, the song reflects the joy and optimism of falling in love, while also expressing a vulnerable need for the jolé's love and support. The use of French phrases throughout the song adds a romantic and exotic flair, further emphasizing the beauty and mystery of the jolé.

Line by Line Meaning

My jolé
My darling

Sweeter than a summer day
You're incredibly sweet

Say mais oui, merci
Say 'but yes, thank you'

S'il vous plaît m'amuselle
Please can we flirt with each other

Can I get to know you well?
May I get to know you better?

With all your love come and bend to me
Give me your love and make yourself vulnerable to me

Say you'll be more than a friend to me
Promise me that you want more than just a friendly relationship

If I lose confidence would you lend to me your love
If I need help feeling assured, will you give me your love?

My jolé
My darling

Sweeter than a summer day
You're incredibly sweet

Say mais oui, merci
Say 'but yes, thank you'