When Beyoncé first confirmed months of speculation that country queen Dolly Parton would join the sequel to her country-inspired "Renaissance," the prevailing theory among the Beehive was that she would cover Parton's most famous song, "Jolene" And we were right. Now that Cowboy Carter has made his impressive genre-bending debut, the world has heard Beehive's interpretation of this classic song. In typical Beyoncé form (and evoking the fierce emotionality of her 2016 album Lemonade), she transformed the song from a plea for love into a fiery warning to those who would try to steal her man.

Beylene's full experience begins with a voicemail from "Dolly P," who has expressed support for Beyoncé since Cowboy Carter was first announced. She says, "Honey Bee, this is Dolly P. I'm so happy to hear from you. Do you know that pretty-haired slut you're singing about?" It reminded me of someone I used to know. She has a different hair color, but she hurts just the same." [Beyoncé's "Jolene" emphasizes that superstars are not afraid to fight for what's theirs. Parton's famous chorus was "I'm begging of you please don't take my man/.Please don't take him just because you can," but Beyoncé instead sings, "I'm warning you, don't come for my man/.Don't take the chance because you think you can."

The new song also touches on Jolene's beauty, but instead of mentioning her "fiery auburn hair and emerald green eyes" in the first verse, Beyoncé gets to the heart of the matter." You are beautiful, beyond compare / It takes more than beauty and a seductive gaze / To get between a family and a happy man / Jolene, I'm a woman too / The games you play are nothing new / So you don't want to be with me, Jolene."

The second verse is another masterpiece that offers a classy yet firm warning: "There are a thousand girls in every room / Acting just as desperate as you are / You're a bird, keep singing your song, Jolene (what) / I had to have this talk with you, fool. because I hate having to play the "/ Your peace depends on how you move, Jolene". And let's not forget the immediately symbolic "I'm still a Creole banjee bitch from Louisianne (Don't try me)."

Beyonce also personalizes the song with specific details of her marriage to husband Jay Z." We've been deeply in love for 20 years / I raised that man, I raised his children / I know my man better than he knows himself (yeah, what?) / I can easily understand / Why you're attracted to my man / But you don't want this smoke, so Shoot your shot with someone else (you heard me)."

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By deviating directly from the 1974 song, Beyoncé makes the song her own while simultaneously bringing the man in question to the forefront of the song. While the original song focused solely on Dolly versus Jolene, the Cowboy Carter track adds a choir-assisted bridge and outro to emphasize how Beyoncé and her man are trying to choose each other. The song ends with the repetition "I'm stand by him, he gon' stand by me."

In addition to "Jolene," Parton also appears later in the album on TK's track "Tyrant." Other notables who participated on the album include Miley Cyrus, Willie Nelson, Post Malone, and Beyonce's 6-year-old daughter Rumi Carter.

In a statement released on the day of Cowboy Carter's release, Beyoncé movingly summarized the long journey of making the album, calling it "the best music ever." She also said that the new album was originally scheduled to be released before Renaissance, but that she came to appreciate the extra time spent on the 27-song album

, which she said was "the best music ever.

"This album took over five years. I think people will be surprised because I don't think this music is what people are expecting.