Dolly Parton remixes ‘Jolene’ to encourage others to get the COVID vaccine ‘Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine. I’m begging of you please don’t hesitate.’
Dolly Parton received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on March 2, 2021. Parton tweeted out the photo to her more than 5 million followers. (Dolly Parton)
Count Dolly Parton among the millions of Americans who have now received the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Tuesday, the Country music legend tweeted out a video of her getting a dose of the Moderna vaccine.
Before getting the shot, she encouraged others to also be vaccinated and even remixed her 1974 hit song “Jolene” with some vaccination encouragement lyrics.
[Tennessee bill aims to make ‘Amazing Grace’ sung by Dolly Parton an official state song]
‘Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine. I’m begging of you please don’t hesitate. Cause once you’re dead, that’s a bit too late,” sang Parton.
In fact, the 75-year-old helped fund the research that led to the Moderna vaccine with a $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University back in April 2020.
For those not familiar with the song “Jolene,” you can listen to Classic Country hit below:
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