“Was so excited when someone told me that Lil Nas X had done my song “Jolene.”
I had to find it and listen to it immediately,” Parton shared on Instagram.
“And it’s really, really good.
Dolly Parton, Lil Nas X.Taylor Hill/Getty Images; Rich Fury/Getty Images
Of course, I love him anyway.
I was surprised and I’m honored and flattered.
I hope he does good for both of us.
Thank you@lilnasx.”
Parton is, of course, Miley’s godmother.
“It had done so well with so many people.
I thought, ‘Well, I’ll wait and do something later on.
No point in going down that same Old Town Road,'” she told the mag.
“We got other roads to travel.”
